unseen
Americanadjective
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not seen; unperceived; unobserved; invisible.
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recognized or comprehended without prior study, as a written text or musical score.
adjective
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not observed or perceived; invisible
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(of passages of writing) not previously seen or prepared
noun
Etymology
Origin of unseen
Example Sentences
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There are hours of unseen interview footage as well.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
They found that standard methods for producing entangled photons can contain previously unseen topological structures.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
Used daily as a goods entrance by servants and tradespeople in the 1800s, the tunnel has remained unseen since the 1970s.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Like others in the exhibition, she shared the convictions that the source of art was the unconscious and that the artist’s role was to reveal the unseen, not to depict the known.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
It was as if the Forest was slowly emptying; the prey fleeing from the unseen menace.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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