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covertness
cov·ert C5735400 (kō′vərt, kō-vûrt′, kŭv′ərt)adj.1. Not openly practiced, avowed, engaged in, accumulated, or shown: covert military operations; covert funding for the rebels. See Synonyms at secret.2. Covered or covered over; sheltered.3. Law Being married and therefore protected by one's husband.n.1. A covering or cover.2. a. A covered place or shelter; hiding place.b. Thick underbrush or woodland affording cover for game.3. Zoology One of the small feathers covering the bases of the longer feathers of a bird's wings or tail.
[Middle English, from Old French, from past participle of covrir, to cover; see cover.]
cov′ert·ly adv.cov′ert·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | covertness - the state of being covert and hiddenhiddennessconcealment, privateness, secrecy, privacy - the condition of being concealed or hidden |
covertnessnounThe habit, practice, or policy of keeping secrets:clandestineness, clandestinity, concealment, huggermugger, huggermuggery, secrecy, secretiveness, secretness.EncyclopediaSeecovertLegalSeeCovertcovertness
Synonyms for covertnessnoun the habit, practice, or policy of keeping secretsSynonyms- clandestineness
- clandestinity
- concealment
- huggermugger
- huggermuggery
- secrecy
- secretiveness
- secretness
Synonyms for covertnessnoun the state of being covert and hiddenSynonymsRelated Words- concealment
- privateness
- secrecy
- privacy
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