Hidden Meaning
/ˈhɪd.(ə)n/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbpast participle of hide
adjLocated or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
Sentence Examples
If you teach me how to dance, I will show you my hidden scars.
The money was hidden beneath the floorboards.
Hidden dangers lurk in the ocean depths.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The cabin had a ____ compartment under the floorboards.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The map showed the location of a ____ treasure buried deep beneath the roots of the ancient oak tree.
Word Origin & History
Morphologically hid + -en.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1892, James Yoxall, The Lonely Pyramid, chapter 7:
"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."
— 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
"Hiddens are indicated thus; (e.g.) Grow (maraudinG ROWdies)."
— 1975, Games & Puzzles:
"The two types of clue which everyone should aim to solve at first reading are anagrams and hiddens."
— 1987, The Listener:
"16 of the 30 clues in this puzzle are hiddens; these are asterisked."
— 2020 August 20, Telegraph Media Group Ltd, The Telegraph: How To Solve a Cryptic Crossword: Mastering cryptic crosswords made easy, Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 3:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The cabin had a ____ compartment under the floorboards.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The map showed the location of a ____ treasure buried deep beneath the roots of the ancient oak tree.