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hidden

[ hid-n ]
/ ˈhɪd n /
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adjective

concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.

verb

past participle of hide1.

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Nearby words

hid, hidalgo, hidalgo y costilla, hidalgo y costilla, miguel, hidatsa, hidden, hidden agenda, hidden hand, hidden tax, hidden unemployment, hiddenite

SYNONYMS FOR hidden

1 secret, veiled; occult.

Related forms

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British Dictionary definitions for well-hidden (1 of 2)

well-hidden

adjective (well hidden when postpositive)

having been concealed to make discovery difficult or impossible

British Dictionary definitions for well-hidden (2 of 2)

hidden

/ (ˈhɪdən) /

verb

a past participle of hide 1

adjective

concealed or obscureda hidden cave; a hidden meaning

Derived Forms

hiddenly, adverbhiddenness, noun
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