veiled

[veyld]

adjective

1. having a veil.

   a veiled hat.

2. covered or concealed by, or as if by, a veil.

   a veiled woman.

3. not openly or directly expressed; masked; disguised; hidden; obscure.

   a veiled threat.

4. lacking clarity or distinctness.

   veiled sounds; a veiled image.

veiled

/ veɪld, ˈveɪlɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. disguised

   a veiled insult

2. (of sound, tone, the voice, etc) not distinct; muffled

Other Word Forms

• veiledly adverb
• half-veiled adjective
• well-veiled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of veiled¹

First recorded in 1585–95; veil + -ed ³

Example Sentences

This isn’t all about trying to appear younger, though it’s true that the “overqualified” label can be veiled age discrimination.

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She comes to meet us in the manager's office - a slight veiled figure, wearing a face mask and walking with a limp.

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Kravitz, of the Alton homeowners group, argues the gates are a veiled effort to drive up values on an already pricey corridor.

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Silver said McOsker’s measures were “thinly veiled” political efforts to stop Ocean’s 11 from operating in his district.

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They veiled the stage in gauze on “Copy of A,” casting dozens of Reznor shadows while he strutted and howled about a despondent, depersonalized modernity.

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