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Webster 1913 Edition
Hidden
Hid′den
,p.
p.
& Adj.
from
Hide
. Concealed; put out of view; secret; not known; mysterious. Hidden may denote either known to on one; as, a hidden disease; or intentionally concealed; as, a hidden purpose of revenge. Secret denotes that the thing is known only to the party or parties concerned; as, a secret conspiracy. Covert literally denotes what is not open or avowed; as, a covert plan; but is often applied to what we mean shall be understood, without openly expressing it; as, a covert allusion. Secret is opposed to known, and hidden to revealed.
Bring to light the
hidden
things of darkness. 1 Cor. iv. 5.
My heart, which by a
Still moves with thine, joined in connection sweet.
secret
harmonyStill moves with thine, joined in connection sweet.
Milton.
By what best way,
Whether of open war, or
We now debate.
Whether of open war, or
covert
guile,We now debate.
Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hidden
HID'DEN
,pp.
1.
Secret; unseen.2.
Mysterious.Definition 2024
hidden
hidden
English
Verb
hidden
- past participle of hide
Adjective
hidden (comparative more hidden, superlative most hidden)
- That has been moved out of sight. Invisible or unapparent.
- 1892, James Yoxall, The Lonely Pyramid, chapter 7:
- 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.
- 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
- 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.
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- Obscure.
- That has been hidden.
- hidden treasure; hidden talents
Synonyms
- See Wikisaurus:hidden
Antonyms
- See Wikisaurus:hidden
Translations
that has been moved out of sight; invisible or unapparent
obscure
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German huoten, from Proto-Germanic *hōdijaną. Cognate with German hüten, Dutch hoeden, and English heed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhidən/
Verb
hidden (third-person singular present hitt, past participle gehitt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to tend, to mind, to look after
Conjugation
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hidden | |
| participle | gehitt | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | hidden | — |
| 2nd singular | hitts | hitt |
| 3rd singular | hitt | — |
| 1st plural | hidden | — |
| 2nd plural | hitt | hitt |
| 3rd plural | hidden | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||