hidden

[hid-n]

adjective

1. concealed; obscure; covert.

   hidden meaning; hidden hostility.

   Synonyms: occult, veiled, secret

verb

1. past participle of hide.

hidden

/ ˈhɪdən /

verb

1. a past participle of hide 1

adjective

1. concealed or obscured

   a hidden cave

   a hidden meaning

Other Word Forms

• hiddenly adverb
• hiddenness noun
• half-hidden adjective
• unhidden adjective
• well-hidden adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hidden¹

First recorded in 1540–50, for the adjective

Example Sentences

Those three need to stay hidden, which means only one thing.

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Miraculously, they had found a dust-covered atlas hidden in some closet.

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It had been many months since the first time she and the children had ventured to the attic and discovered the ominous landscape that had been painted there, then hidden beneath layers of wallpaper.

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There, hidden by shadows, was a large, battered trunk, of the sort that people brought on long sea voyages.

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Miss Mortimer leaned forward and lowered her voice, though they were the only diners in this hidden grotto.

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• covert 
• dark 
• invisible 
• latent 
• mysterious 
• obscure 
• private 
• secluded 
• underground 
• undisclosed 
• unknown