'Hidden' definitions:

Definition of 'hidden'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight" [syn: concealed, hidden, out of sight]
adjective
Designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk" [syn: hidden, secret]
adjective
Difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat" [syn: hidden, obscure]

Definition of 'Hidden'

From: GCIDE
  • Hidden \Hid"den\, p. p. & a. from Hide. Concealed; put out of view; secret; not known; mysterious. [1913 Webster]
  • Hidden fifths or Hidden octaves (Mus.), consecutive fifths or octaves, not sounded, but suggested or implied in the parallel motion of two parts towards a fifth or an octave.
  • Syn: Hidden, Secret, Covert.
  • Usage: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Bring to light the hidden things of darkness. --1 Cor. iv. 5. [1913 Webster]
  • My heart, which by a secret harmony Still moves with thine, joined in connection sweet. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • By what best way, Whether of open war, or covert guile, We now debate. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hidden'

From: GCIDE
  • Hide \Hide\ (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. Hid (h[i^]d); p. p. Hidden (h[i^]d"d'n), Hid; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiding (h[imac]d"[i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; akin to Gr. key`qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an animal, and to hoard. Cf. Hoard.]
  • 1. To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete. [1913 Webster]
  • A city that is set on an hill can not be hid. --Matt. v. 15. [1913 Webster]
  • If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth is hid. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing. [1913 Webster]
  • Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To remove from danger; to shelter. [1913 Webster]
  • In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion. --Ps. xxvi. 5. [1913 Webster]
  • To hide one's self, to put one's self in a condition to be safe; to secure protection. "A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself." --Prov. xxii. 3.
  • To hide the face, to withdraw favor. "Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled." --Ps. xxx. 7.
  • To hide the face from. (a) To overlook; to pardon. "Hide thy face from my sins." --Ps. li. 9. (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.
  • Syn: To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak; mask; veil. See Conceal. [1913 Webster]