hidness

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noun

Secrecy; hiddenness.

OriginMiddle English hidnes ← Old English ġehȳdnes →
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Meanings

nounhidness (uncountable)
  1. ScotlandUKdialectaluncountableSecrecy; hiddenness.

Origin

  1. Old Englishġehȳdnes“comfort, security”
  2. Middle Englishhidnes
  3. Englishhidness

From Middle English hidnes, hudnesse, from Old English ġehȳdnes (“comfort, security”), equivalent to hide + -ness.

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APA

hidness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hidness

MLA

“hidness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hidness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hidness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hidness.

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