veiled

[veyld]

adjective

1. having a veil.

   a veiled hat.

2. covered or concealed by, or as if by, a veil.

   a veiled woman.

3. not openly or directly expressed; masked; disguised; hidden; obscure.

   a veiled threat.

4. lacking clarity or distinctness.

   veiled sounds; a veiled image.

veiled

/ veɪld, ˈveɪlɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. disguised

   a veiled insult

2. (of sound, tone, the voice, etc) not distinct; muffled

Other Word Forms

• veiledly adverb
• half-veiled adjective
• well-veiled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of veiled¹

First recorded in 1585–95; veil + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Clarence Dillon was portrayed in the press as a model investment banker, but his public image veiled a darker reality.

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The incongruous scene, with veiled women clinking glasses, signals the changes under way and in the conservative kingdom, home to Islam's holiest sites, as deep-seated taboos are gently prodded.

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She was a tall, handsome woman no older than sixty, dressed in a black crepe gown with a crisp white collar and cuffs, and a veiled cap pinned on top of her head.

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This thinly veiled attack on American supporters of Israel sparked widespread outrage, and Mr. Roberts’s subsequent apology for his poor choice of words did little to quell it.

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House Republicans are going after GOP senators who stand to collect millions of dollars courtesy of a veiled provision within a bill seeking to end the government shutdown.

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