cov·ert (k v  rt, k vrt, k-vûrt)adj. 1. Not openly practiced, avowed, engaged in, accumulated, or shown: covert military operations; covert funding for the rebels. See Synonyms at secret. 2. Covered or covered over; sheltered. 3. Law Being married and therefore protected by one's husband. n. 1. A covering or cover. 2. a. A covered place or shelter; hiding place. b. Thick underbrush or woodland affording cover for game. 3. Zoology One of the small feathers covering the bases of the longer feathers of a bird's wings or tail. 4. A flock of coots. See Synonyms at flock1. [Middle English, from Old French, from past participle of covrir, to cover; see cover.] cov ert·ly adv.cov ert·ness n. |
covert [ˈkʌvət]
adj
1. concealed or secret covert jealousy
2. (Law) Law See feme covert Compare discovert
n
1. a shelter or disguise
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) a thicket or woodland providing shelter for game
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) short for covert cloth
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Ornithol any of the small feathers on the wings and tail of a bird that surround the bases of the larger feathers
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a flock of coots
[from Old French: covered, from covrir to cover]
covertly adv
covertness n
Covert a flock of birds; a flock or company of coots, 1430.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | covert - a flock of coots coot - slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks flock - a group of birds |
| 2. |  covert - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"blind - a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind" camouflage - device or stratagem for concealment or deceit covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) shoji - a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper stalking-horse - screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game | |
| Adj. | 1. | covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" implicit, inexplicit - implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn" concealed - hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase" |
| 2. | covert - (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband; "a woman covert" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" protected - kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find" |
covert
adjective secret, private, hidden, disguised, concealed, veiled, sly, clandestine, underhand, unsuspected, surreptitious, stealthy They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels.
Translations
covert [ˈkʌvərt] adj
[operation, action] → secret/ète; [support, aid] → indirect(e)
[glance] → furtif/ive
covert
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