hidden

[hid-n]

adjective

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

verb

past participle of hide¹.

Related formshid·den·ly, adverbhid·den·ness, nounhalf-hid·den, adjectiveun·hid·den, adjectivewell-hid·den, adjective

Synonyms for hidden

1. secret, veiled; occult.

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Examples from the Web for well-hidden

Contemporary Examples of well-hidden

Lesson: To win the presidency, a candidate needs to have fire in the belly; he just needs to keep it well-hidden.
Rick Perry’s Divine Calling
Michelle Cottle
July 21, 2011

Historical Examples of well-hidden

In winter he sleeps just as Buster does, usually in a well-hidden cave.
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
Thornton W. Burgess
The other was her well-hidden disappointment that she had been childless.
Make Mine Homogenized
Rick Raphael
Dotty sat down too, and felt of Blot's small and well-hidden bones.
Two Little Women
Carolyn Wells
It was a well-hidden spot, and somewhat weird, a haunted kind of place.
Furze the Cruel
John Trevena
The ventilator was well-hidden and inaccessible to any one without a step-ladder.
Whispering Wires
Henry Leverage

British Dictionary definitions for well-hidden

well-hidden

adjective (well hidden when postpositive)

having been concealed to make discovery difficult or impossible

hidden

verb

a past participle of hide 1

adjective

concealed or obscureda hidden cave; a hidden meaning

Derived Formshiddenly, adverbhiddenness, noun

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Word Origin and History for well-hidden

hidden

adj.

past participle of hide (v.1); a Middle English formation (Old English had gehydd "hidden") on the model of ride/ridden, etc. Hidden persuaders (1957) was Vance Packard's term for "ad men."