veiled Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
    veil.
    • women in Afghanistan veil their faces
  2. verb make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
    hide; obscure; obliterate; veil; blot out.
    • a hidden message
    • a veiled threat
  3. adjective having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
    • a veiled dancer
    • a veiled hat
    • veiled threats
    • veiled insults
  4. adjective satellite muted or unclear
    • veiled sounds
    • the image is veiled or foggy

WordNet


Veiled adjective
Definitions
  1. Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden. "Words used to convey a veiled meaning." Earle.

Webster 1913