Added 9 October 2026
unseen
/ʌnˈsiːn/ noun
In Latin: invīsus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about unseen at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit.
adjective
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Not seen or perceived.
unseen natural resources
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Not seen or observed.
managed to slip away unobserved
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Not anticipated.
unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development
Origin
From Middle English unsen, unseyn, unseien, from Old English unġesewen, from Proto-Germanic *unsewanaz, equivalent to un- + seen. Cognate with Dutch ongezien (“unseen”), German Low German unsehn (“unseen”), German ungesehen (“unseen”).
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