Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

covertness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: covert-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being covert.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: covertnesse
Suffix: covert

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

hiddenness

Questions

What does covertness mean?: The characteristic of being covert.
Where does covertness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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