hidden

[ hid-n ]
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adjective
  1. concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.

verb
  1. past participle of hide1.

Origin of hidden

1
First recorded in 1540–50, for the adjective

Other words for hidden

Other words from hidden

  • hid·den·ly, adverb
  • hid·den·ness, noun
  • half-hidden, adjective
  • un·hid·den, adjective
  • well-hidden, adjective

Words Nearby hidden

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How to use hidden in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for hidden

hidden

/ (ˈhɪdən) /


verb
  1. a past participle of hide 1

adjective
  1. concealed or obscured: a hidden cave; a hidden meaning

Derived forms of hidden

  • hiddenly, adverb
  • hiddenness, noun

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