hiddenness

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noun

The state, property or quality of being hidden.

Similar
invisibilitylatencycovertness
Opposite
visibility
OriginMiddle English hyddenesse →
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Meanings

nounhiddenness (usually uncountable, plural hiddennesses)

plural hiddennesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state, property or quality of being hidden.

    I sat down, grateful for the shade and my hiddenness from the path below.

    2024, Scott Alexander Howard, The Other Valley, Atlantic Books (2025), page 19
  2. countableusuallyThe result or product of being hidden.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
invisibilitylatency
Opposite
visibility

nounthe state of being covert and hidden

Similar
covertness
Broader
privacyprivatenesssecrecy
Also see
covertnessinvisibilitylatencyoccultation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhyddenesse
  2. Englishhiddenness

From Middle English hyddenesse; equivalent to hidden + -ness.

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APA

hiddenness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiddenness

MLA

“hiddenness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiddenness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hiddenness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiddenness.

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