unseen

Noun · Adjective
US[uhn-seen]/ənˈsin/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spiritSynonyms: spiritual worldspiritual domainType of beliefKinds Kingdom of God

Adjective (3)

  1. not seen or perceived“unseen natural resources”Opposite seeableSimilar invisible, unseeable
  2. unnoticed“managed to slip away unobserved”“unseen forces at work”Synonyms: unobservedOpposite noticedSimilar unnoticed
  3. not anticipated“unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development — H.W.Glidden”“unforeseen circumstances”“a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy”“like a bolt out of the blue”“unseen problems”Synonyms: unanticipatedunforeseenunlooked-forout of the blueOpposite expectedSimilar unexpected
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Un·seen′ adjective

1. Not seen or discovered.

2. Unskilled; inexperienced. obsolete Edward Hyde, first earl of Clarendon

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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