overt

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French overt (“open”) (modern French ouvert). Doublet of ouvert.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /əʊˈvɜːt/, /ˈəʊvə(ː)t/
(US) IPA^(key): /oʊˈvɜɹt/, /ˈoʊvəɹt/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t

Adjective

overt (not comparable)

Open and not secret nor concealed.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

overture

Translations

open and not secret

Dutch: openlijk (nl), onverholen (nl)
Finnish: avoin (fi), peittelemätön, julkinen (fi)
German: offen (de), offenkundig (de), explizit (de), öffentlich (de)
Greek: φανερός (el) (fanerós)
Italian: manifesto (it)
Japanese: あからさまな (akarasamana)

Maori: mārakerake, marake
Polish: jawny (pl) m
Russian: явный (ru) m (javnyj)
Spanish: descubierto (es), al aire libre, explícito (es)
Swedish: öppen (sv)

Anagrams

orvet, trove, voter

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *opertus, from Latin apertus.

Verb

overt

past participle of ovrir

Descendants

descendants

English: overt
Middle French: ouvert
- French: ouvert
  - Antillean Creole: ouvè
  - English: ouvert
  - Haitian Creole: ouvè
  - Louisiana Creole French: ouvèr
  - Seychellois Creole: ouver
Norman: ouvaert (Guernsey), ouvèrt (Jersey)

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