covertnessn.

/ˈkʌvətnɪs/

Etymology: formed as covert adj. + -ness suffix.

That quality or state of being covert; secrecy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun]

dighelnessc1000

dernship?c1225

derna1250

concealmenta1325

hidnessc1330

hiddennessc1380

privy1384

secrenessc1386

secre1390

stillnessa1400

secretnessa1475

hodelnessec1475

scuggery?a1500

hugger-mugger1529

closeness1562

secrecy1563

privatenessa1586

covertness1592

hugger-mug1654

privacy1702

conspiracy of silence1865

hush-hush1973

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. Q1^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) In respect of the couertnesse, safetie, and assurance in him reposed.

1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Covertness,..hiddenness.

1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in later Dicts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	covertness
释义	covertnessn. /ˈkʌvətnɪs/ Etymology: formed as covert adj. + -ness suffix. That quality or state of being covert; secrecy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] dighelnessc1000 dernship?c1225 derna1250 concealmenta1325 hidnessc1330 hiddennessc1380 privy1384 secrenessc1386 secre1390 stillnessa1400 secretnessa1475 hodelnessec1475 scuggery?a1500 hugger-mugger1529 closeness1562 secrecy1563 privatenessa1586 covertness1592 hugger-mug1654 privacy1702 conspiracy of silence1865 hush-hush1973 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. Q1^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) In respect of the couertnesse, safetie, and assurance in him reposed. 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Covertness,..hiddenness. 1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in later Dicts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1592
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