overt

[ oh-vurt, oh-vurt ]

adjective

1. open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:

   overt hostility.

   Synonyms: public, apparent, manifest, plain

   Antonyms: private

2. Heraldry. (of a device, as a purse) represented as open:

   a purse overt.

overt

/ əʊˈvɜːt; ˈəʊvɜːt /

adjective

1. open to view; observable
2. law open; deliberate. Criminal intent may be inferred from an overt act

Derived Forms

• ˈovertness, noun
• ˈovertly, adverb

Other Words From

• uno·vert adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of overt¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Old French, past participle of ouvrir to open < Vulgar Latin *ōperīre, for Latin aperīre

Word History and Origins

Origin of overt¹

C14: via Old French, from ovrir to open, from Latin aperīre

Related Words

• apparent
• definite
• undisguised