covert

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkoʊvɝt/ UK /ˈkʌvət/ See IPA manual

adj noun

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adj
concealed or secret; not openly acknowledged

The agents carried out a covert operation overseas.

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1 adj · concealed or secret; not... secret concealed hidden clandestine surreptitious stealthyveiled

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overt open public manifest blatant

Word family

Forms covertly

Derived forms covertlycovertness

Related forms cover coverage

Etymology

From Old French 'covert' ('covered, hidden'), past participle of 'covrir' ('to cover'), from Latin 'cooperire' ('to cover over').

covert Old French cooperire Latin

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# covert

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈkoʊvɝt
**IPA (UK):** ˈkʌvət

## Meanings
1. concealed or secret; not openly acknowledged

## Examples
- The agents carried out a covert operation overseas.

## Synonyms
- secret
- concealed
- hidden
- clandestine
- surreptitious
- stealthy
- veiled

## Antonyms
- overt
- open
- public
- manifest
- blatant

## Derived Forms
- covertly
- covertness

## Related Forms
- cover
- coverage

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: covert
- Root: cooperire

## Etymology
From Old French 'covert' ('covered, hidden'), past participle of 'covrir' ('to cover'), from Latin 'cooperire' ('to cover over').

## AI Etymology
Covert is from Old French 'covert' ('covered, hidden'), past participle of 'covrir' ('to cover'), from Latin 'cooperire' ('to cover over'). Important recorded forms include covert (Old French) and cooperire (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers concealed or secret; not openly acknowledged. The wider family includes derived forms such as covertly and covertness and related words such as cover and coverage.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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