Unseen vs Covert - What's the difference?
unseen | covert | Related terms |
Not seen or discovered.
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An examination involving material not previously seen or studied.
Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.
* 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , III.5:
* (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
(figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
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Unseen is a related term of covert.
As adjectives the difference between unseen and covert
is that unseen is not seen or discovered while covert is hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.As nouns the difference between unseen and covert
is that unseen is an examination involving material not previously seen or studied while covert is area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.As a verb unseen
is .unseen
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(en adjective)Obama's once hip brand is now tainted, passage=Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.}}
Derived terms
* sight unseenEtymology 2
Verb
(head)- What has been seen cannot be unseen .
Noun
(en noun)- I have French and Latin unseens this summer.
covert
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Within that wood there was a covert glade, / Foreby a narrow foord, to them well knowne
- to plant a covert alley
- how covert matters may be best disclosed
- whether of open war or covert guile
How algorithms rule the world, passage=The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives.