adj
Meaning 1
Covered by a veil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
veiled
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: V EY1 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Partly hidden or concealed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- veiled threats
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of veil
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
adjective
Meaning 4
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a veiled dancer
- a veiled hat
- veiled threats
- veiled insults
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unveiled
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
muted or unclear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- veiled sounds
- the image is veiled or foggy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: başıörtülü — (literally) covered by a veil
- Dutch: gesluierd — (literally) covered by a veil
- German: verschleiert — (literally) covered by a veil
- Hungarian: fátyolos — (literally) covered by a veil
- Icelandic: dulbúinn — (literally) covered by a veil
- Irish: faoi chaille — (literally) covered by a veil
- Italian: velato — (literally) covered by a veil
- Russian: завуали́рованный (zavualírovannyj) — (literally) covered by a veil
- Swedish: beslöjad — (literally) covered by a veil
- Ottoman Turkish: محجوب (mahcub) — (literally) covered by a veil
- Ukrainian: завуальо́ваний (zavualʹóvanyj) — (literally) covered by a veil
- Azerbaijani: örtülü — (figuratively) partly hidden or concealed
- Dutch: verholen — (figuratively) partly hidden or concealed
- German: verschleiert — (figuratively) partly hidden or concealed
- Hungarian: leplezett — (figuratively) partly hidden or concealed
- Icelandic: dulbúinn — (figuratively) partly hidden or concealed
- Irish: ceilte — (figuratively) partly hidden or concealed
- Italian: velato — (figuratively) partly hidden or concealed
- Polish: zawoalowany — (figuratively) partly hidden or concealed
- Russian: завуали́рованный (zavualírovannyj) — (figuratively) partly hidden or concealed
- Swedish: förtäckt — (figuratively) partly hidden or concealed
- Ukrainian: завуальо́ваний (zavualʹóvanyj) — (figuratively) partly hidden or concealed
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