Overt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

open and observable; not secret or hidden

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/oʊvˈɜːt/

🇬🇧British English

/əʊvˈɜːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əʊvˈɜːt/

2 syllables Say it as /oʊvˈɜːt/.

Examples

an overt lie
overt hostility
overt intelligence gathering

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

open

Antonyms

covert

Parts of Speech

adjective

open and observable; not secret or hidden

“an overt lie”

Word Forms

openness

noun

characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

offenkundig

offen und beobachtbar; nicht geheim oder verborgen

🇫🇷French

manifeste

ouvert et observable ; ni secret ni caché

🇪🇸Spanish

abierto

abierto y observable; no secreto ni oculto

🇮🇹Italian

palese

aperto e osservabile; non segreto o nascosto

🇳🇱Dutch

openlijk

open en waarneembaar; niet geheim of verborgen

🇵🇹Portuguese

evidente

aberto e observável; não é secreto ou oculto

🇷🇺Russian

явный

открытый и наблюдаемый; не тайный и не скрытый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपरोक्ष

खुला और अवलोकनीय; गुप्त या छिपा हुआ नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রকাশ্য

খোলা এবং পর্যবেক্ষণযোগ্য; গোপন বা গোপন নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிப்படையான

திறந்த மற்றும் கவனிக்கத்தக்கது; இரகசியமான அல்லது மறைக்கப்பட்டதல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

బహిరంగంగా

ఓపెన్ మరియు గమనించదగిన; రహస్యం లేదా దాచబడలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

उघड

खुले आणि निरीक्षण करण्यायोग्य; गुप्त किंवा लपलेले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પષ્ટ

ખુલ્લું અને અવલોકનક્ષમ; ગુપ્ત કે છુપાયેલ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿ

ತೆರೆದ ಮತ್ತು ಗಮನಿಸಬಹುದಾದ; ರಹಸ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಮರೆಮಾಡಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രത്യക്ഷമായി

തുറന്നതും നിരീക്ഷിക്കാവുന്നതും; രഹസ്യമോ മറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നതോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ

ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ ਅਤੇ ਵੇਖਣਯੋਗ; ਗੁਪਤ ਜਾਂ ਲੁਕਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ظاہر

کھلا اور قابل مشاہدہ؛ خفیہ یا پوشیدہ نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

公开

开放且可观察；不是秘密或隐藏的

🇯🇵Japanese

あからさまな

オープンで観察可能。秘密でも隠されたものでもない

🇰🇷Korean

명백한

개방적이고 관찰 가능합니다. 비밀도 숨김도 아닌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

công khai

mở và có thể quan sát được; không bí mật hoặc ẩn

🇹🇭Thai

เปิดเผย

เปิดกว้างและสังเกตได้ ไม่เป็นความลับหรือซ่อนเร้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

terbuka

terbuka dan dapat diamati; bukan rahasia atau tersembunyi

🇵🇭Filipino

lantad

bukas at mapapansin; hindi lihim o tago

🇲🇾Malay

terang-terangan

terbuka dan boleh diperhatikan; bukan rahsia atau tersembunyi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

علني

مفتوحة ويمكن ملاحظتها. ليست سرية أو مخفية

🇮🇷Persian

آشکار

باز و قابل مشاهده؛ نه مخفی و نه پنهان

🇹🇷Turkish

açık

açık ve gözlemlenebilir; gizli veya gizli değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

גָלוּי

פתוח וניתן לצפייה; לא סודי או נסתר

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The primary meaning of 'overt' is 'open and observable; not secret or hidden'.

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