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Retired vs Covert - What's the difference?

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Retired is a related term of covert.


As adjectives the difference between retired and covert

is that retired is secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc); private, quiet while covert is hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.

As a verb retired

is (retire).

As a noun covert is

area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.

retired

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
  • Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
  • *1910 , , "The Saint and the Goblin", Reginald in Russia :
  • *:The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.
  • That has left employment (of a person), especially on reaching pensionable age.
  • The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (retire)
  • Anagrams

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    covert

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.
  • * 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , III.5:
  • Within that wood there was a covert glade, / Foreby a narrow foord, to them well knowne
  • * (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
  • to plant a covert alley
  • (figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
  • how covert matters may be best disclosed
  • * (John Milton) (1608-1674)
  • whether of open war or covert guile
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    Synonyms

    * See also * feme covert

    Antonyms

    * overt

    Derived terms

    * covert stuttering

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.
  • (lb) A feather that covers others
  • Anagrams

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