covertness

/ˈkoʊvɝtnəs/ noun

The characteristic of being covert.

Word Origin From Latin 'cooperire', to cover completely. 'Covert' means hidden, covered, secret. Adding -ness gives the state of being covert. The root 'operire' gives us cover, discover (uncover), recover (cover again), and uncover. The breakdown covert+ness shows the adjective covert plus noun suffix. So covertness is the quality of being hidden — something under cover.

noun The characteristic of being covert. countable

The spy's covertness was crucial to the mission's success.

(名词) 隐蔽性;隐秘性

间谍的隐蔽性对任务的成功至关重要。

(sustantivo) sigilo; clandestinidad; encubrimiento [La característica de ser encubierto; sigilo.]

El sigilo del espía fue crucial para el éxito de la misión.

(nom) clandestinité; discrétion; secret; caractère secret [Caractère de ce qui est secret, dissimulé ou mené dans la clandestinité.]

La covertness de l'espion était essentielle au succès de la mission.

(Substantiv) Verborgenheit; Heimlichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, verdeckt, geheim oder nicht offensichtlich zu sein.]

Die **covertness** des Spions war entscheidend für den Erfolg der Mission.

(名詞) 隠密であること。秘密裏で、外から見えないように振る舞う性質。

スパイの隠密性は任務の成功に不可欠だった。

(substantivo) sigilo; discrição; clandestinidade [A característica de ser disfarçado ou secreto.]

O sigilo do espião foi crucial para o sucesso da missão.

Word parts: covert + ness

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