hidden
Americanadjective
verb
verb
adjective
Other Word Forms
- half-hidden adjective
- hiddenly adverb
- hiddenness noun
- unhidden adjective
- well-hidden adjective
Etymology
Origin of hidden
First recorded in 1540–50, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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He saw this episode, as well as the series, as an opportunity to have audiences think about the people whose “talents are hidden because society don’t allow you to shine.”
From Los Angeles Times
Yet on the northeast edge of Canada’s largest city, hidden behind the library and a seniors club deep inside the Thornhill Community Centre, Mexico’s Olympic figure skating team has found a home.
From Los Angeles Times
The former head of the Iraqi gas centrifuge program had hidden key assets from Iraq’s pre-1991 gas centrifuge program and was looking to trade them for safe passage out of Iraq.
“People don’t really know her. She’s like a hidden figure.”
From Los Angeles Times
The estimated market value was roughly $782,000, according to Hong Kong customs authorities, who arrested the men and seized the bars and the cookies they were hidden under.
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