English Explanatory Dictionary

covert

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
  2. Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.
  3. Under coverture.
noun
  1. A covering.
  2. A disguise.
  3. A hiding place.
  4. Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.
  5. A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkəʊvɜːt/ /kəʊˈvɜːt/ /ˈkʌvət/ /ˈkoʊvɚt/ /koʊˈvɜɹt/ /ˈkʌvɚt/ en-uk-covert-1.ogg en-uk-covert-2.ogg en-uk-covert-3.ogg /ˈkʌvɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-covert (noun).wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-covert (adj).wav

Word forms

covert more covert most covert coverts

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.

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 covert baron

Antonyms

overt

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

Bulgarian: гъсталак Czech: houští Czech: houština Czech: mlází Finnish: suojakasvillisuus German: Unterholz Irish: mothar Irish: muine Manx: aaght
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