covertnessn.
/ˈkʌvətnɪs/ That quality or state of being covert; secrecy.
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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. Q1v, 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).
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