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adjective un·seen \ ˌən-ˈsēn \

Definition of unseen

1 :not seen or perceived

2 :sight 1

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There’s very little sensation during the actual surgery beyond unseen hands jostling your lower body.

— rachel stuhler, Cosmopolitan, "I Almost Died During Childbirth. I’m Not Alone.," 21 Aug. 2017
The moon, which had been unseen in the morning fog, began to encroach on the sun's apparent rim.

— magner white, sandiegouniontribune.com, "From the archives: When it was midnight at midday!," 17 Aug. 2017
TSA implements 20 layers of security, Koshetz said, some seen and some unseen, to keep passengers safe.

— chabeli herrera, miamiherald, "This is what it’s like behind the scenes of TSA security at Miami airport," 21 July 2017
The cumulative effect is the destruction of the zombie‘s will — what the Haitians call the ti bon ange, or the good little angel, the unseen thing that gives personality and resolve to each individual soul.

— erin blakemore, Longreads, "Our Zombies, Ourselves: An Undead Reading List," 20 July 2017
Susto is a folk illness linked to a frightful experience, such as an automobile accident or tripping over an unseen object.

— russell contreras, The Seattle Times, "Native American healing class sparks unique health textbook," 18 July 2017
Susto is a folk illness linked to a frightful experience, such as an automobile accident or tripping over an unseen object.

— Washington Post, "Native American healing class sparks unique health textbook," 18 July 2017
These lenses can be used to gauge distances across the universe and find unseen concentrations of mass.

— science news staff, Science | AAAS, "AI is changing how we do science. Get a glimpse," 5 July 2017
Sight unseen, Paul Brown signed Coslet – only to cut him.

— jim owczarski, Cincinnati.com, "Bengals 50: Bruce Coslet saw it all with the Bengals," 3 July 2017

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First Known Use of unseen

13th century

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Definition of unseen for English Language Learners

: not seen or able to be seen

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adjective un·seen \ ˌən-ˈsēn \

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:not seen :invisible We heard the siren from an unseen fire engine.

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