covert

CEFRB2

/ˈkəʊvɜːt/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Kept secret or hidden from public view.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.

Examples

  • Subjugation of the lower classes is important to our covert centralization of resources.

  • We have been sent on a covert mission.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkoʊvɚt/
  • /ˈkʌvɚ/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Under coverture.

  2. Secret, surreptitious, concealed.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A covering.

More examples

In context

  • covert operations

  • how covert matters may be best disclosed

  • whether of open war or covert guile

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English covert, from Old French covert, past participle of covrir (“to cover”) (corresponding to Latin coopertus); cognate to cover. Not closely related to overt, despite what the most common pronunciation would suggest.