unveiled

CEFRB2

/əˈnveɪld/

adjective · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Shown or made known publicly for the first time.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not wearing, or not covered by, a veil.

Examples

  • At the inauguration ceremony a plaque was unveiled in honor of the founder.

  • The mysteries will be unveiled when the box is finally opened.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of unveil

More examples

In context

  • The Queen unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of the hospital.

  • Irrespective of the legitimacy of their reasons, given that Westerners feel more comfortable around unveiled Muslims, if some women decide not to veil, then they can more subtly further the case of liberal Islam.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English unveiled, vnueylyd, equivalent to un- + veil + -ed.