hidden

B1 Topic:Senses & Perception

US /ˈhɪd(ə)n/ See IPA manual

adj noun verb name 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 covered dark dern invisible inward latent obfuscatedobfuscatoryobscure obscured occluded

Opposites

apparent open overt visible

Word family

Derived forms hiddenlyhiddenmosthiddennessnonhiddensemihidden

Related forms crypto-hide

Etymology

Morphologically hid + -en.

Topics

Senses & Perception

# hidden

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun, verb, name
**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

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