unseen

American  

[uhn-seen] / ʌnˈsin /

adjective

1. not seen; unperceived; unobserved; invisible.

2. recognized or comprehended without prior study, as a written text or musical score.

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unseen British  

/ ʌnˈsiːn /

adjective

1. not observed or perceived; invisible

2. (of passages of writing) not previously seen or prepared

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noun

1. a passage, not previously seen, that is presented to students for translation

unseen Idioms  

1. see sight unseen.

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Etymology

Origin of unseen

1150–1200; Middle English unsene, unsehene; un- ¹, seen

Example Sentences

Their bodies are already engaged in an unseen autoimmune struggle during this early, silent period.

From Science Daily

That push-and-pull tests the strength of their bond as they visit previously unseen areas of Zootopia, including a visit to the Marsh Market, where exiles live.

From Los Angeles Times

In a ritual unseen by the cameras, volunteers heave the floating icons toward the asphalt.

From The Wall Street Journal

The morning frost glistens, and—in a clever device—the low sun glimmers through a row of unseen, leafless trees behind the artist, casting crisscrossing, rhythmic shadows on the furrows.

From The Wall Street Journal

It sheds new light on what happened through previously unseen documents, reports and witness statements and through the voices of many of those involved.

From BBC

Related Words

• imaginary
• imagined
• invisible
• lurking
• undetected
• undiscovered
• unnoticed