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covertness

covertness noun: the characteristic of being covert.

Noun

covertness (uncountable)

  1. The characteristic of being covert.

Origin of covertness

From Middle English covertnesse, equivalent to covert + -ness.

Questions about covertness

What does covertness mean?
Covertness means the characteristic of being covert.
What part of speech is covertness?
Covertness is a noun.

Words near covertness in the dictionary

  1. coverthounds
  2. covertices
  3. covertism
  4. covertless
  5. covertly
  6. covertness
  7. coverts
  8. coverture
  9. covertures
  10. coverup
  11. coverups

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