hidden

[ hid-n ]

/ ˈhɪd n /

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adjective

concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.

verb

past participle of hide¹.

OTHER WORDS FOR hidden

1 secret, veiled; occult.

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Origin of hidden

First recorded in 1540–50, for the adjective

OTHER WORDS FROM hidden

hid·den·ly, adverbhid·den·ness, nounhalf-hidden, adjectiveun·hid·den, adjective

well-hidden, adjective

Words nearby hidden

hic requiescit in pace, hid, hidalgo, Hidalgo y Costilla, Hidatsa, hidden, hidden agenda, hidden hand, hiddenite, hidden tax, hidden unemployment

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How to use hidden in a sentence

The molecules shake, and this boost in molecular movement manifests itself as heat — a seemingly hidden heat called latent heat.
The Shape-Shifting Squeeze Coolers|Marcus Woo|August 24, 2020|Quanta Magazine
This is to prevent one company from gaining an advantage over the other due to hidden contacts with government officials, whether accidental or corrupt.
Behind the criminal investigation into NASA’s moon lander shopping|Tim Fernholz|August 20, 2020|Quartz
BERT is what is known as a “masked language model,” because its training consists of learning how to correctly guess what a hidden word in a text is.
Can A.I. understand poetry?|Jeremy Kahn|August 18, 2020|Fortune
However, the parity of outcomes must mean that some hidden factor gives southpaws a substantial advantage over right-handed pitchers that offsets that skill gap.
What Really Gives Left-Handed Pitchers Their Edge?|Guy Molyneux|August 17, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

Choose end tables and coffee tables with drawers or hidden storage.
Living large in small spaces|Valerie Blake|August 8, 2020|Washington Blade
Well, there are plenty of nerdy zingers hidden in those thousands of pages.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years|Jedediah Purdy|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That same day a 13-year-old girl was arrested with explosives hidden under her hijab after walking into a medical clinic.
The New Face of Boko Haram’s Terror: Teen Girls|Nina Strochlic|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile advocacy groups like GLAAD help rid our larger culture of hidden biases and bigotry.
How You Can Help Make a More LGBT-Friendly World||December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One could argue that this was never exactly hidden from her readers.
Meet Zoella—The Newbie Author Whose Book Sales Topped J.K. Rowling|Lucy Scholes|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wonderland posted videos taken with a hidden camera—in a cross necklace, or inside a watch or glasses—of him hitting on women.
School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website|Brandy Zadrozny|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Better so," was the Senora's sole reply; and she fell again into still deeper, more perplexed thought about the hidden treasure.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
So it commands the other sciences in all the wonderful and hidden things of nature and art (pp. 510-511).
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
He will search out the hidden meanings of proverbs, and will be conversant in the secrets of parables.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The latter went immediately to look for his wife, and found her hidden in an attic, hanging to a beam.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hidden

hidden

/ (ˈhɪdən) /

verb

a past participle of hide 1

adjective

concealed or obscureda hidden cave; a hidden meaning

Derived forms of hidden

hiddenly, adverbhiddenness, noun

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