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unseen^¹

/ʌnˈsiːn/

Rhymes with -iːn

Where it 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”).

adjective

not comparable Not seen or discovered; invisible. You became to me the visible incarnation of that unseen ideal whose memory haunts us artists like an exquisite dream.
Similar: inapparent, nondisplayed, unseeable, disapparent, inconspicuous, invis, invisible, inviso, nonvisible, out of sight, sightless, unapparent
not comparable Unskilled; inexperienced.
Similar: callow, green, unseasoned, experienceless, inexperienced, unexperienced, fresh, new, punk, pup, raw, strange
not comparable Not hitherto noticed; unobserved. I to the world am like a drop of water That in the ocean seeks another drop, Who, falling there to find his fellow forth, Unseen, inquisitive, confounds himself.
Similar: unbeholden, unscanned, unsighted, viewless

unseen^²

/ʌnˈsiːn/

Rhymes with -iːn

verb

participle, past past participle of unsee What has been seen cannot be unseen.

noun unseens

An examination involving material not previously seen or studied. I have French and Latin unseens this summer.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unseeable, undetected, unnoticed, unobserved, invisible, spiritual world, inconspicuous, unforeseen, unrecognized, unknown, unprecedented, hidden, stealth, lights-out, forces, concealed

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adj not seen

हिन्दी	अदृश्य adŕśya, अलख alakh, अनदेखा andekhā
Deutsch	unbesehen, unbemerkt
Ελληνικά	αόρατος aóratos
Русский	неви́димый nevídimyj, незри́мый nezrímyj, незаме́ченный nezaméčennyj

noun examination on material not previously seen

עברית	אנסין

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@misc{unseen_2026,
  title = {unseen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unseen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}