unseen

adjective

un·​seen ˌən-ˈsēn How to pronounce unseen (audio)
1
: not seen or perceived
2
: sight sense 1
an unseen translation

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The moon will sweep close to the Pleiades open star cluster in the early morning hours of Aug. 16-17, with the ice giant Uranus lurking unseen nearby. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Previously unseen portraits of Andy Warhol that surfaced from a surprising friendship will be displayed at New York’s Schoelkopf Gallery next month. Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2025 But behind the scenes, producers say the making of Chaotic was reflective of its title, mostly because the network, UPN, had purchased all of Spears’s footage unseen and then looked to producers to craft a multi-episode series. Krystie Lee Yandoli, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2025 These companies are stepping into markets governed not by transparent rules or familiar oversight, but by unseen, off-chain contracts. Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unseen

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unseen was in the 13th century

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“Unseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseen. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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unseen

adjective
un·​seen ˌən-ˈsēn How to pronounce unseen (audio)
ˈən-
: not seen : invisible

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