adj · name · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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hĭdʹn
/ˈhɪd.(ə)n/
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rhymes with -ɪdən
CMU ARPABET:HH IH1 D AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
hidden treasure; hidden talents
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Obscure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A hidden answer clue; one in which the letters of the solution appear consecutively in the wordplay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: crosswording
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
past participle of hide
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
difficult to find
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
hidden valleys
a hidden cave
an obscure retreat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: obscure
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
designed to elude detection
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole
a secret passage
the secret compartment in the desk
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: secret
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
not accessible to view
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
concealed (or hidden) damage
in stormy weather the stars are out of sight
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: concealed, out of sight
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Morphologically hid + -en.
Across languages
Translations
97 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُخْفًى
(muḵfan)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Arabic:
خَفِيّ
(ḵafiyy)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Arabic:
مُخْتَبِئ
(muḵtabiʔ)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Arabic:
مُتْخَبِّي
(mutḵabbi)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Bashkir:
йәшерелгән
(yəşerelgən)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Bashkir:
йәшерен
(yəşeren)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Bashkir:
күҙгә күренмәгән
(küźgə kürenməgən)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Bashkir:
күҙгә күренмәҫ
(küźgə kürenməś)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Bhojpuri:
छिपल
(chipal)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Bulgarian:
скрит
(skrit)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Catalan:
amagat
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Chinese Mandarin:
隱蔽的 /隐蔽的
(yǐnbì de)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Chinese Mandarin:
看不見的 /看不见的
(kànbujiàn de)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Chinese Mandarin:
隱藏的 /隐藏的
(yǐncáng de)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Chinese Mandarin:
隱秘的 /隐秘的
(yǐnmì de)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Czech:
skrytý
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Dutch:
verscholen
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Dutch:
verborgen
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Egyptian:
i-mn:n-A4
(jmn)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Esperanto:
kaŝa
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Estonian:
peidetud
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Finnish:
piilossa
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Finnish:
piilo-
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Finnish:
piilevä
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Finnish:
kätketty
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Finnish:
piilotettu
— out of sight; not visually apparent
French:
caché
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Galician:
escondido
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Georgian:
ფარული
(paruli)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Georgian:
დამალული
(damaluli)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
German:
versteckt
— out of sight; not visually apparent
German:
verborgen
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Ancient Greek:
κρυπτός
(kruptós)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Hebrew:
מֻסְתָּר
(mustar)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Hebrew:
נִסְתַּר
(nistar)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Hindi:
छुपा
(chupā)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Hungarian:
rejtett
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Irish:
ceilte
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Irish:
folaithe
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Italian:
nascosto
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Italian:
recondito
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Italian:
celato
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Italian:
occulto
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Japanese:
隠れた
(kakureta)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Japanese:
目に見えない
(me ni mienai)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Japanese:
潜在する
(senzai suru)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Kazakh:
жасырын
(jasyryn)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Khmer:
លាក់
(lĕək)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Khmu:
ມັ່ງ
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Korean:
숨겨진
(sumgyeojin)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Latin:
occultus
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Latin:
abditus
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Latin:
cēlātus
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Lithuanian:
paslėptas
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Macedonian:
скри́ен
(skríen)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Māori:
huna
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Māori:
hunahuna
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Nepali:
लुकेको
(lukeko)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Persian:
نهان
(nahân)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Polish:
ukryty
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Portuguese:
escondido
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Romanian:
ascuns
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Russian:
скры́тый
(skrýtyj)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Russian:
потаённый
(potajónnyj)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Russian:
спря́танный
(sprjátannyj)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Sanskrit:
गुप्त
(gupta)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Spanish:
escondido
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Spanish:
oculto
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Spanish:
recóndito
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Spanish:
soterrado
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Swedish:
gömd
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Swedish:
undangömd
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Swedish:
hemlig
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Thai:
ซ่อน
(sɔ̂ɔn)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Turkish:
gizli
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Turkish:
saklı
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Ukrainian:
прихо́ваний
(pryxóvanyj)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Ukrainian:
схо́ваний
(sxóvanyj)
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Vietnamese:
ẩn
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Welsh:
anweledig
— out of sight; not visually apparent
Bashkir:
аңлайышһыҙ
(añlayışhıź)
— obscure
Bulgarian:
скрит
(skrit)
— obscure
Chinese Mandarin:
晦澀的 /晦涩的
(huìsè de)
— obscure
Chinese Mandarin:
鮮為人知的 /鲜为人知的
(xiǎnwéirénzhī de)
— obscure