noun
1. the condition of being concealed or hidden
• Syn: ↑privacy, ↑privateness, ↑secrecy
• Derivationally related forms: ↑conceal, ↑private (for: ↑privateness)
• Hypernyms: ↑isolation
• Hyponyms: ↑hiddenness, ↑covertness, ↑bosom, ↑confidentiality, ↑hiding
2. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
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a screen of trees afforded privacy
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under cover of darkness
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the brush provided a covert for game
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the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background
• Hypernyms: ↑covering
• Hyponyms: ↑blind, ↑camouflage, ↑shoji, ↑stalking-horse
3. the activity of keeping something secret
• Syn: ↑concealing, ↑hiding
• Hypernyms: ↑activity
• Hyponyms:
↑disguise, ↑camouflage, ↑mask, ↑cover, ↑covering, ↑screening, ↑masking, ↑cover-up, ↑burying, ↑burial, ↑smoke screen, ↑smokescreen, ↑stealth, ↑stealing, ↑money laundering
Useful english dictionary. 2012.