The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Covertness \Cov"ert*ness\ (k?v"?rt-n?s), n. Secrecy; privacy. [R.] [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
covertness n 1: the state of being covert and hidden [syn: hiddenness, covertness]