hidden
verbadjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈhɪd.(ə)n//
Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
verb
- 1
Also a form of hidepast participle of hide
Etymology
Morphologically hid + -en.
adjective
- 1
Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
hidden treasure; hidden talents
It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood.
One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.
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Obscure.
noun
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A hidden answer clue; one in which the letters of the solution appear consecutively in the wordplay.
Hiddens are indicated thus; (e.g.) Grow (maraudinG ROWdies).
The two types of clue which everyone should aim to solve at first reading are anagrams and hiddens.
16 of the 30 clues in this puzzle are hiddens; these are asterisked.
Forms
- plural
- hiddens
- comparative
- more hidden
- superlative
- most hidden
hidden · Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
Hidden · A surname.hide · To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight…hideous · Extremely or shockingly ugly.