Standard Lemma guide

hidden

adj · name · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • hĭdʹn
  • /ˈhɪd.(ə)n/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Dutch: obscuur — obscure
  • Dutch: verborgen — obscure
  • Dutch: versluierd — obscure
  • Finnish: piilotettu — obscure
  • Finnish: piiloutunut — obscure
  • Lithuanian: neaiškus — obscure
  • Macedonian: не́јасен (néjasen) — obscure
  • Polish: ukryty — obscure
  • Portuguese: abstruso — obscure
  • Portuguese: obscuro — obscure
  • Russian: нея́сный (nejásnyj) — obscure
  • Russian: сму́тный (smútnyj) — obscure
  • Vietnamese: ẩn khuất — obscure
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