hidden Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb prevent from being seen or discovered
    conceal; hide.
    • Muslim women hide their faces
    • hide the money
  2. verb be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety
    hide; hide out.
    • Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding
    • She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana
  3. verb cover as if with a shroud
    shroud; hide; cover; enshroud.
    • The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery
  4. verb make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
    hide; obscure; obliterate; veil; blot out.
    • a hidden message
    • a veiled threat
  5. adjective satellite not accessible to view
    out of sight; concealed.
    • concealed (or hidden) damage
    • in stormy weather the stars are out of sight
  6. adjective satellite designed to elude detection
    secret.
    • a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole
    • a secret passage
    • the secret compartment in the desk
  7. adjective satellite difficult to find
    obscure.
    • hidden valleys
    • a hidden cave
    • an obscure retreat

WordNet

Hid"den past participle & adjective
Definitions
  1. from Hide. Concealed; put out of view; secret; not known; mysterious. Syn. -- Hidden, Secret, Covert. Hidden may denote either known to on one; as, a hidden disease; or intentionally concealed; as, a hidden purpose of revenge. Secret denotes that the thing is known only to the party or parties concerned; as, a secret conspiracy. Covert literally denotes what is not open or avowed; as, a covert plan; but is often applied to what we mean shall be understood, without openly expressing it; as, a covert allusion. Secret is opposed to known, and hidden to revealed.
    Bring to light the hidden things of darkness. 1 Cor. iv. 5.
    My heart, which by a secret harmony Still moves with thine, joined in connection sweet. Milton.
    By what best way, Whether of open war, or covert guile, We now debate. Milton.

Webster 1913