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

This unseen material, which makes up most of the universe's total mass, may be able to explain two very different observations at once.

From Science Daily

It makes people who are suffering feel unseen and abandoned.

From The Wall Street Journal

Previously unseen photos showing Jeffrey Epstein's body lying on a stretcher and being attended to by medics in the immediate aftermath of his death have been released by the US government.

From BBC

Nevertheless, the unseen chauffeur cues “Billie Jean” again on the stereo.

From Los Angeles Times

They identified a previously unseen geometric feature inside a quantum material that alters how electrons move, in a way similar to how gravity bends light.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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