unseen

[uhn-seen]

adjective

1. not seen; unperceived; unobserved; invisible.

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

unseen

/ ʌnˈsiːn /

adjective

1. not observed or perceived; invisible

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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of unseen¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

see sight unseen.

Example Sentences

From the carefully blurred couple to the unseen threats against a reporter, the complexities of a mob’s demands unfold.

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"I will die there," Evans Kibet says, waving his hands in the air towards the unseen interviewer on the video released on Wednesday by a Ukrainian army brigade.

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Navalny's associates have shared previously unseen images on social media purporting to show his cell on the day he died and the tiny exercise yard where he was allowed out.

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Robinson: If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence.

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“If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence.”

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Related Words

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