covert
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: biology
law
natural-sciences
ornithology
Etymology: 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.
Inflected forms:
form: more covert
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most covert
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: coverts
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
pos: adj
tags: figuratively
examples: covert operations
how covert matters may be best disclosed
whether of open war or covert guile
If the President were to inform the Gang of Eight that he signed a covert action finding to overthrow the government of Canada, he would be required to tell others at least something about the finding.
Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.
gloss: Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.
pos: adj
tags: archaic
examples: Within that wood there was a covert glade,
 Foreby a narrow foord, to them well knowne […]
to plant a covert alley
gloss: Under coverture.
pos: adj
tags: historical
examples: feme covert
[…] a separate use for a woman cannot be created unless she is covert, or unless in immediate contemplation of her marriage.
[…] in the second case, as long as the woman is covert she cannot anticipate the income, and a mere alienation of her interest is not an attempt to anticipate.
Being advised of the fact that the woman is covert, he stands charged with a knowledge of her disability . A married woman has no power to deal as principal if she is in fact a surety […]
gloss: A covering.
pos: noun
gloss: A disguise.
pos: noun
gloss: A hiding place.
pos: noun
gloss: Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.
pos: noun
gloss: A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.
pos: noun
examples: When he felt the trappings being taken off him, so that he was in hunting order, Cully did make some movements as if to rouse. He raised his crest, his shoulder coverts and the soft feathers of his thighs.
Synonyms: abstruse
behind the scenes
catlike
backroom
stealth
clandestine
cloak-and-dagger
concealed
confidential
covert
deep-laid
dern
disguised
furtive
huggermugger
hush-hush
inconspicuous
incognito
low profile
lurksome
lurky
mousy
obfuscated
off-the-books
on the down-low
on the sly
secret
secretive
slinky
sly
sneaky
stealthy
sub rosa
surreptitious
under-the-table
under the radar
under wraps
undercover
underground
unperceived
Related words: cover
deception
sneak
Derived words: covert channel
covert curriculum
covertism
covertly
covertness
covert prestige
covert stutter
covert stuttering
semicovert
covert-coat
covert-coating
covert hack
covert hound
covertless
undercovert
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: гъсталак
roman: gǎstalak
lang: Czech
word: houští
lang: Czech
word: houština
lang: Czech
word: mlází
lang: Finnish
word: suojakasvillisuus
lang: German
word: Unterholz
lang: Irish
word: mothar
lang: Irish
word: muine
lang: Manx
word: aaght