hiddenness
State of invisibility
Hiddenness is the quality or state of being hidden—concealed, obscure, or not readily apparent.
The word appears most often in philosophical or theological contexts: the hiddenness of God, the hiddenness of meaning.
It emphasizes not just that something is hidden, but that concealment is an essential characteristic worth examining.
Inactive but capable
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
- inherentExisting as essential part
quiescent · embryonic · incipient · nascent · undeveloped · unrealized · subliminal · sleeping
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
cloak-and-dagger · undercover · hush-hush · confidential · classified · redacted · privy · discreet
Concealment through visual blending
- shroudedCovered and hidden
- cloakedConcealed or covered
- disguisedConcealed true identity
- maskedHaving face covered
buried · veiled · covered · screened · blanketed · tucked · enveloped · shielded
Not yet investigated
- unknownNot yet discovered
- unchartedNot yet documented
- undetectedNot discovered yet
- unrevealedNot made public
unfound · unidentified · unrecognized · undocumented · unacknowledged · unpublished · unreported · unrecorded
Not perceived visually
- imperceptibleCannot be sensed
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- transparentAllowing light through
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
ethereal · intangible · ghostly · phantom · incorporeal · insubstantial · shadowy · faint
Puzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- occultConcealed from view
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
sphinx-like · mystical · esoteric · unfathomable · impenetrable · puzzling · riddling · ciphered
dormant
Inactive but capable
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
inherent · quiescent · embryonic · incipient · nascent · undeveloped · unrealized · subliminal · sleeping · suppressed
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
surreptitious · cloak-and-dagger · undercover · hush-hush · confidential · classified · redacted · privy · discreet · whispered
camouflage
Concealment through visual blending
masked · buried · veiled · covered · screened · blanketed · tucked · enveloped · shielded · curtained
unexplored
Not yet investigated
- unknownNot yet discovered
- unchartedNot yet documented
- undetectedNot discovered yet
unrevealed · unfound · unidentified · unrecognized · undocumented · unacknowledged · unpublished · unreported · unrecorded · unmapped
unseen
Not perceived visually
- imperceptibleCannot be sensed
- undetectableImpossible to notice
- transparentAllowing light through
vanished · ethereal · intangible · ghostly · phantom · incorporeal · insubstantial · shadowy · faint · gossamer
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
inscrutable · sphinx-like · mystical · esoteric · unfathomable · impenetrable · puzzling · riddling · ciphered · unknowable
dim
Low in light
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- foggyObscured by vapor
vague · nebulous · opaque · clouded · murky · hazy · unclear · tenebrous · eclipsed · overcast
- stealthsneak, ninja, creep, spy, skulk
- mysteriousnessenigma, mystique, inscrutability, obscurity, crypticness
- obscurityinvisibility, anonymity, concealment, obscurity, unknown
- uncertaintyuncertainty, uncertain, unknown, unsure, unclear
hiddennessvisibility
Range of clear sight
obviousness · perceptibility · conspicuousness · detectability · discernibility
hiddennessopenness
Quality of being accessible
transparency · exposure · revelation · disclosure · overtness
hiddennessprominence
Notable status or visibility
conspicuousness · salience · blatancy · flagrancy · glaringness
hide, hidden, hiding, hideout, hid, hides, hideaway, hider, unhidden