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COVERTNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being covert and hidden
Synonyms:
covertness; hiddenness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("covertness" is a kind of...):
concealment; privacy; privateness; secrecy (the condition of being concealed or hidden)
Derivation:
covert (secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed)