overt (redirected from overtness)

o·vert  (-vûrt, vûrt)

adj.

1. Open and observable; not hidden, concealed, or secret: overt hostility; overt intelligence gathering.

2. Of, relating to, or being military or intelligence operations sanctioned or mandated by Congress: overt aid to the rebels.

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[Middle English, from Old French, past participle of ovrir, to open, from Vulgar Latin *perre, alteration (influenced by Latin cperre, to cover) of Latin aperre; see wer-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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o·vertly adv.

o·vertness n.

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overt [ˈəʊvɜːt əʊˈvɜːt]

adj

1. open to view; observable

2. (Law) Law open; deliberate. Criminal intent may be inferred from an overt act

[via Old French, from ovrir to open, from Latin aperīre]

overtly  adv

overtness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

overt - open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots" open explicit, expressed - precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes" public - not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures" unconcealed - not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity" covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

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overt

adjective open, obvious, plain, public, clear, apparent, visible, patent, evident, manifest, noticeable, blatant, downright, avowed, flagrant, observable, undisguised, barefaced, unconcealed Although there is no overt hostility, black and white students do not mix much.
secret, hidden, disguised, concealed, invisible, covert, underhand, hush-hush (informal), surreptitious

Translations

overt [əʊˈvɜːt] ADJ [racism, discrimination, hostility] → manifiesto, patente; [criticism] → abierto, manifiesto
there were no overt signs of → no había signos manifiestos or patentes de ...

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overt [əʊˈvɜː^rt ˈəʊvɜː^rt] adj → déclaré(e)
There is no overt hostility → Il n'y a pas d'hostilité déclarée.

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overt

adj behaviour, campaign, operation, sexuality → offen; hostility → unverhohlen

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overt [əʊˈvɜːt] adj → evidente, aperto/a

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overt

adj overt [ouˈvəːt]

not hidden or secret overt opposition to a plan. openlik, duidelik, sigbaar عَلَني، غَيْر سِرِّي публичен otevřený åbenlys offenkundig έκδηλος, ανοιχτός abierto, manifiesto, público avalik آشکار peittelemätön déclaré גָלוּי खुला, प्रत्यक्ष, प्रकट otvoren, izravan nyilvánvaló, nyílt terang-terangan opinber aperto 明白な 공공연한 atviras atklāts, neslēpts terang-terangan openlijk utilslørt, åpen(bar) jawny aberto făţiş; declarat открытый; явный otvorený javen otvoren öppen ชัดเจน apaçık, aşikâr 公開的 відкритий; неприкритий آشکارا، کھلا ہوا công khai 公开的

adv oˈvertly

openlik, duidelik بِصورَةٍ عَلَنِيَّه публично otevřeně åbenlyst offenkundig φανερά abiertamente, manifiestamente, públicamente avalikult بطور علنی peittelemättömästi ouvertement בְּגָלוּי प्रत्यक्षता otvoreno nyilvánvalóan secara terang-terangan opinberlega apertamente 明らかに 공공연히 atvirai atklāti, neslēpti secara terang-terangan openlijk utilslørt, åpenbart jawnie abertamente pe faţă открыто; явно otvorene javno otvoreno öppet อย่างไม่ปกปิด açık olarak 公開地 відкрито, публічно آشکارا طور پر một cách công khai 公开地