adj
unseen
uhn-SEEN
adj
1
Not seen or noticed; invisible or hidden from view.
"An unseen force seemed to push the door shut."
"She slipped out of the party unseen."
noun
1
(education) A text or passage given for translation or analysis without prior study.
"Students struggled with the Latin unseen in the exam."
"The unseen passage tested their comprehension under pressure."
How to Use Unseen
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishNot visible or noticed — or, in a school exam, a passage students haven't studied beforehand.
Common pairings
unseen forces
go unseen
an unseen passage
Word Forms
unseens plural
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Etymology
From Old English unġesewen, from un- plus seen.