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Definition of veiled :
1. Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden.
2. of Veil
Synonyms:
gilt, armor-plated, grass, mince (your) words, intimate, imply, frothy, hedge, obliqueness, foamy, cobbled, gold-plated, skirt, gilded, disguised, evade, parry, indistinct, furry, gift-wrapped, convey, get at
semitransparent (part of speech: adjective)
cloudy, semi-opalescent, fuzzy, semi-opaque, unclear, bleary, diaphanous, milky, murky, semitransparent, limpid, gauzy, misty, filmy, foggy, hazy
latent (part of speech: adjective)
concealed, camouflaged, unobservable, invisible, unexposed, latent, clandestine, unapparent, covert, buried, unrevealed
shaded (part of speech: verb)
hid, curtained, hidden, obscured, shaded, blinded
shady (part of speech: adjective)
covered (part of speech: verb)
overlaid, screened, blanketed, cloaked, enveloped, canopied, masked, enshrouded, coated, shrouded, covered, wrapped, encased, sheathed
Usage examples:
- As the story- teller left the inner chamber a message of understanding, veiled from those who stood around, had passed between their eyes, and so complete was the sympathy that now directed them that without a spoken word their plans were understood. - "Kai Lung's Golden Hours", Ernest Bramah Commentator: Hilaire Belloc.
- The veiled lady leaned slightly forward and bowed and waved her white hand. - "Mae Madden", Mary Murdoch Mason.
- The scene is veiled. - "The Dynasts An Epic-Drama Of The War With Napoleon, In Three Parts, Nineteen Acts, And One Hundred And Thirty Scenes", Thomas Hardy.