hidden B1 Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈhɪd(ə)n/ See IPA manual Freq #1848 Meanings 1 adj Placed or kept out of sight so it cannot be seen. The pirates buried their hidden treasure on the island. 2 adj Not obvious or known about; difficult to notice. The contract had several hidden costs. 3 verb Past participle of hide. She had hidden the gift in the closet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · placed or kept out of sight... out of sightconcealed 2 adj · not obvious or known about;... secret More covereddarkderninvisibleinwardlatentobfuscatedobfuscatoryobscureobscuredoccluded ↔ Opposites apparentopenovertvisible Word family Derived forms hiddenlyhiddenmosthiddennessnonhiddensemihidden Related forms crypto-hide Common collocations hidden reserve Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Morphologically hid + -en. Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hidden **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈhɪd(ə)n/ **Frequency rank:** 1848 ## Meanings 1. Placed or kept out of sight so it cannot be seen. 2. Not obvious or known about; difficult to notice. 3. Past participle of hide. ## Examples - The pirates buried their hidden treasure on the island. - The contract had several hidden costs. - She had hidden the gift in the closet. ## Synonyms - concealed - covered - dark - dern - invisible - inward - latent - obfuscated - obfuscatory - obscure - obscured - occluded ## Antonyms - apparent - open - overt - visible ## Derived Forms - hiddenly - hiddenmost - hiddenness - nonhidden - semihidden ## Related Forms - crypto- - hide ## Etymology Morphologically hid + -en. ## AI Etymology Hidden is morphologically hid + -en. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “Placed or kept out of sight so it cannot be seen” and “Not obvious or known about; difficult to notice”. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown