Etymology

covertness

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Today it means: The characteristic of being covert. Full definition →

Middle English covertnesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcovertnesse
  2. English todaycovertness

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.