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unseen.

Not seen or discovered; invisible.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʌnˈsiːn/
  1. Not seen or discovered; invisible.

    not-comparable
  2. Unskilled; inexperienced.

    not-comparable
  3. Not hitherto noticed; unobserved.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ʌnˈsiːn/
  1. An examination involving material not previously seen or studied.

    I have French and Latin unseens this summer.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English un- Arabic سِين (sīn)bor. English seen English unseen From un- + seen.

verb/ʌnˈsiːn/
  1. past participle of unsee

    form-of · participle · past
    What has been seen cannot be unseen.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English un- Arabic سِين (sīn)bor. English seen English unseen From un- + seen.

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