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

The Supreme Court reversed earlier court rulings in three test cases which said that hidden commissions on car loans were unlawful.

From BBC

“The birds that would have a safe haven in that spring or be hidden away from raptors and predators overhead don’t have that opportunity anymore,” McQuilkin said.

From Los Angeles Times

She said if she had seen her condition in film or TV when she was a child, "maybe I wouldn't have just diagnosed myself with anxiety", or hidden it.

From BBC

Ragoravich is predictably oleaginous, a man with a file cabinet full of hidden agendas, but he is charmingly persuasive, and the money has already been wired into Maggie’s account.

From Los Angeles Times

Uber said in a blog posted to its website, that the law helps to address “one of the biggest hidden costs impacting rideshare passengers and drivers in California.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• buried 
• clandestine 
• concealed www.thesaurus.com
• covered www.thesaurus.com
• covert 
• dark 
• invisible 
• latent 
• mysterious 
• obscure 
• private 
• secluded 
• underground 
• undisclosed 
• unknown