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hidden en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • hĭdʹn
  • /ˈhɪd.(ə)n/

Etymology

Morphologically hid + -en.

Meanings

  1. Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
    • hidden treasure; hidden talents
    • One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination. 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
    • It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. 1892, James Yoxall, The Lonely Pyramid, chapter 7:
  2. Obscure.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more hidden Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most hidden Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

open · apparent · overt · visible

Deriveds

hiddenly · semihidden · hiddenness · hidden code · hidden-ball trick · hidden in plain sight · hiddenmost · hidden city · hidden champion · hidden forest chipmunk · hidden-object game · hidden Markov model · hidden curriculum · hidden variable · hidden asset · hidden agenda · nonhidden · hidden track · hidden tax · hidden gem · hidden layer · hidden quantity

Hyponyms

covert

Relateds

crypto- · hide

Synonyms

latent · snug · recondite · covered · tect · dark · occluded · nondisplayed · obfuscated · unapparent · secreted · undisclosed · invisible · occulted · obfuscatory · secret · veiled · secluded · private · silent · underground · obscured · obscure · hidden · dern · concealed · inward

Translations (97)

fi piiloutunut (obscure) · ba йәшерен (out of sight; not visually apparent) · fi piilotettu (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ba күҙгә күренмәгән (out of sight; not visually apparent) · cmn 隱秘的 /隐秘的 (out of sight; not visually apparent) · vi ẩn khuất (obscure) · fa نهان (out of sight; not visually apparent) · km លាក់ (out of sight; not visually apparent) · fi piilo- (out of sight; not visually apparent) · de verborgen (out of sight; not visually apparent) · cmn 隱藏的 /隐藏的 (out of sight; not visually apparent) · sv hemlig (out of sight; not visually apparent) · fr caché (out of sight; not visually apparent) · bho छिपल (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ko 숨겨진 (out of sight; not visually apparent) · la occultus (out of sight; not visually apparent) · cy anweledig (out of sight; not visually apparent) · fi piilotettu (obscure) · ar خَفِيّ (out of sight; not visually apparent) · bg скрит (out of sight; not visually apparent) · eo kaŝa (out of sight; not visually apparent) · cmn 看不見的 /看不见的 (out of sight; not visually apparent) · es escondido (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ja 隠れた (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ar مُخْتَبِئ (out of sight; not visually apparent) · hi छुपा (out of sight; not visually apparent) · lt paslėptas (out of sight; not visually apparent) · nl verscholen (out of sight; not visually apparent) · nl verborgen (obscure) · it recondito (out of sight; not visually apparent) · nl obscuur (obscure) · es recóndito (out of sight; not visually apparent) · lt neaiškus (obscure) · mi hunahuna (out of sight; not visually apparent) · sv undangömd (out of sight; not visually apparent) · bg скрит (obscure) · pt escondido (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ba аңлайышһыҙ (obscure) · tr gizli (out of sight; not visually apparent) · hu rejtett (out of sight; not visually apparent) · egy i-mn:n-A4 (out of sight; not visually apparent) · de versteckt (out of sight; not visually apparent) · la abditus (out of sight; not visually apparent) · pt abstruso (obscure) · tr saklı (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ba күҙгә күренмәҫ (out of sight; not visually apparent) · uk прихо́ваний (out of sight; not visually apparent) · th ซ่อน (out of sight; not visually apparent) · vi ẩn (out of sight; not visually apparent) · fi piilevä (out of sight; not visually apparent) · nl verborgen (out of sight; not visually apparent) · it occulto (out of sight; not visually apparent) · he מֻסְתָּר (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ne लुकेको (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ba йәшерелгән (out of sight; not visually apparent) · pt obscuro (obscure) · mi huna (out of sight; not visually apparent) · sa गुप्त (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ro ascuns (out of sight; not visually apparent) · cs skrytý (out of sight; not visually apparent) · kjg ມັ່ງ (out of sight; not visually apparent) · la cēlātus (out of sight; not visually apparent) · it celato (out of sight; not visually apparent) · gl escondido (out of sight; not visually apparent) · mk скри́ен (out of sight; not visually apparent) · fi kätketty (out of sight; not visually apparent) · et peidetud (out of sight; not visually apparent) · pl ukryty (out of sight; not visually apparent) · cmn 隱蔽的 /隐蔽的 (out of sight; not visually apparent) · cmn 晦澀的 /晦涩的 (obscure) · ka ფარული (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ar مُخْفًى (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ja 目に見えない (out of sight; not visually apparent) · uk схо́ваний (out of sight; not visually apparent) · he נִסְתַּר (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ru скры́тый (out of sight; not visually apparent) · cmn 鮮為人知的 /鲜为人知的 (obscure) · ru нея́сный (obscure) · ca amagat (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ru спря́танный (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ru сму́тный (obscure) · ja 潜在する (out of sight; not visually apparent) · grc κρυπτός (out of sight; not visually apparent) · es oculto (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ka დამალული (out of sight; not visually apparent) · pl ukryty (obscure) · acw مُتْخَبِّي (out of sight; not visually apparent) · es soterrado (out of sight; not visually apparent) · mk не́јасен (obscure) · kk жасырын (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ru потаённый (out of sight; not visually apparent) · fi piilossa (out of sight; not visually apparent) · ga ceilte (out of sight; not visually apparent) · nl versluierd (obscure) · ga folaithe (out of sight; not visually apparent) · it nascosto (out of sight; not visually apparent) · sv gömd (out of sight; not visually apparent)

hidden en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • hĭdʹn
  • /ˈhɪd.(ə)n/

Etymology

Morphologically hid + -en.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:crosswording) A hidden answer clue; one in which the letters of the solution appear consecutively in the wordplay.
    • Hiddens are indicated thus; (e.g.) Grow (maraudinG ROWdies). 1975, Games & Puzzles:
    • 16 of the 30 clues in this puzzle are hiddens; these are asterisked. 2020 August 20, Telegraph Media Group Ltd, The Telegraph: How To Solve a Cryptic Crossword: Mastering cryptic crosswords made easy, Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 3:
    • The two types of clue which everyone should aim to solve at first reading are anagrams and hiddens. 1987, The Listener:

Forms

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hiddens Number=Plur lexicographic

hidden en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • hĭdʹn
  • /ˈhɪd.(ə)n/

Etymology

Morphologically hid + -en.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) past participle of hide
    form of hide