Unseen
adjective
Not seen or noticed.
Many diseases are caused by unseen germs.
Often appears as...
- unseen dangers
- unseen forces
adjective
Not seen before or not seen for some time.
He pulled out an unseen photo from the old box.
Often appears as...
- unseen photo
- unseen footage
noun
A part of a school or college exam that involves writing about a piece of literature that you have not seen or studied before.
Tomorrow, we have to take the unseen portion of the literature exam.
Often appears as...
- unseen exam
- unseen passage
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Not observed or studied.
Unseen aspects of the universe still puzzle scientists.
Often appears as...
- unseen aspects
- unseen phenomena
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Not seen or noticed.
Many diseases are caused by unseen germs.
Often appears as...
- unseen dangers
- unseen forces
adjective
Not seen before or not seen for some time.
He pulled out an unseen photo from the old box.
Often appears as...
- unseen photo
- unseen footage
noun
A part of a school or college exam that involves writing about a piece of literature that you have not seen or studied before.
Tomorrow, we have to take the unseen portion of the literature exam.
Often appears as...
- unseen exam
- unseen passage
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Not observed or studied.
Unseen aspects of the universe still puzzle scientists.
Often appears as...
- unseen aspects
- unseen phenomena
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Perception
Refers to things that can't be seen with the eyes, often because they're hidden or too small.
Even in clear water, some unseen dangers lurk.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Used to describe abstract concepts or emotions that cannot be physically observed.
She fought with unseen courage against adversity.
Pro Tip 3/3Implied Presence
Implies the existence of something not currently visible or active.
The fog concealed unseen spectators.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Perception
Refers to things that can't be seen with the eyes, often because they're hidden or too small.
Even in clear water, some unseen dangers lurk.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Used to describe abstract concepts or emotions that cannot be physically observed.
She fought with unseen courage against adversity.
Pro Tip 3/3Implied Presence
Implies the existence of something not currently visible or active.
The fog concealed unseen spectators.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Perception
Refers to things that can't be seen with the eyes, often because they're hidden or too small.
Even in clear water, some unseen dangers lurk.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Used to describe abstract concepts or emotions that cannot be physically observed.
She fought with unseen courage against adversity.
Pro Tip 3/3Implied Presence
Implies the existence of something not currently visible or active.
The fog concealed unseen spectators.
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What happens to people...
it's allowed only a single visit by human rights organizations. Journalists are routinely denied entry. Mail is censored. And even when rare family visits occur, they're monitored by an unseen government official who can cut the visit off without notice
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Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
Now, I think this is part of what makes parasites so sinister and so compelling. We place such a premium on our free will and our independence that the prospect of losing those qualities to forces unseen informs many of our deepest societal fears.
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Footprints in the ocean...
I hope I've convinced you all and that by developing this new technology and deploying it we can reveal unseen worlds and learn how fluid motion will affect these organisms and by studying things that are alien to us we can actually
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How we teach computers...
Robots, not just humans, will help us to brave the disaster zones to save the trapped and wounded. We will discover new species, better materials, and explore unseen frontiers with the help of the machines.
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Hidden miracles of the...
Knowing that there's so much around us we can't see forever changes our understanding of the world, and by looking at unseen worlds, we recognize that we exist in the living universe,
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The truth about bats -...
but a great way to help real bats is by continuing to learn about them and spreading the truth that they are real heroes, even if their good deeds are often unseen.
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The gift and power of...
Life's beauty is inseparable from its fragility. We are young until we are not. We walk down the streets sexy until one day we realize that we are unseen.
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Antlion Traps and...
hunter an antlion unseen they dig traps to snare their victims first the antlion larva scribes a circle on the ground then digging deeper it spirals in
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What the Discovery of...
could bring this year unseen and on her because they knew it wasn't either it was a racist deep and victimized 111 people from beneath and brought them
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Mysteries of the Unseen...
mysteries of the unseen world your world will never be the same
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What happens to people...
it's allowed only a single visit by human rights organizations. Journalists are routinely denied entry. Mail is censored. And even when rare family visits occur, they're monitored by an unseen government official who can cut the visit off without notice
Video examples
Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
Now, I think this is part of what makes parasites so sinister and so compelling. We place such a premium on our free will and our independence that the prospect of losing those qualities to forces unseen informs many of our deepest societal fears.
Video examples
Footprints in the ocean...
I hope I've convinced you all and that by developing this new technology and deploying it we can reveal unseen worlds and learn how fluid motion will affect these organisms and by studying things that are alien to us we can actually
Video examples
How we teach computers...
Robots, not just humans, will help us to brave the disaster zones to save the trapped and wounded. We will discover new species, better materials, and explore unseen frontiers with the help of the machines.
Video examples
Hidden miracles of the...
Knowing that there's so much around us we can't see forever changes our understanding of the world, and by looking at unseen worlds, we recognize that we exist in the living universe,
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
but a great way to help real bats is by continuing to learn about them and spreading the truth that they are real heroes, even if their good deeds are often unseen.
Video examples
The gift and power of...
Life's beauty is inseparable from its fragility. We are young until we are not. We walk down the streets sexy until one day we realize that we are unseen.
Video examples
Antlion Traps and...
hunter an antlion unseen they dig traps to snare their victims first the antlion larva scribes a circle on the ground then digging deeper it spirals in
Video examples
What the Discovery of...
could bring this year unseen and on her because they knew it wasn't either it was a racist deep and victimized 111 people from beneath and brought them
Video examples
Mysteries of the Unseen...
mysteries of the unseen world your world will never be the same
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Laurence Fishburne
American Actor
I believe in my children. I believe in human beings. I believe in the goodness that is in human beings. I believe in many, many things that I cannot prove. I believe that there's the world of the seen and the world of the unseen.
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Kenneth Scott Latourette
American Historian
In both the presence of evil and the eventual triumph over evil the sweep is cosmic. It embraces the entire universe, what to man is both seen and unseen. The victory is to be accomplished through Christ.
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Martha Beck
American Author
Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise.
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Calvin Coolidge
American President
We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
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Norman Cousins
American Author
Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt.
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Larry Norman
American Musician
I know I stand visibly onstage, but my function is still unseen, because I rarely see the immediate results of what I am saying or doing or writing.
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Kristen Stewart
American Actress
I have a great family by the way, but you need to find people who can pull something out from you that might be otherwise unseen.
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Anthony Burgess
English Novelist
If you believe in an unseen Christ, you will believe in the unseen Christlike potential of others.
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Frankie Shaw
American Actress
Most of the stories I write are women's stories - but the darker, unseen stories.
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Dorothea Brande
American Writer
Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.
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Laurence Fishburne
American Actor
I believe in my children. I believe in human beings. I believe in the goodness that is in human beings. I believe in many, many things that I cannot prove. I believe that there's the world of the seen and the world of the unseen.
Quote examples
Kenneth Scott Latourette
American Historian
In both the presence of evil and the eventual triumph over evil the sweep is cosmic. It embraces the entire universe, what to man is both seen and unseen. The victory is to be accomplished through Christ.
Quote examples
Martha Beck
American Author
Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise.
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Calvin Coolidge
American President
We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
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Norman Cousins
American Author
Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt.
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Larry Norman
American Musician
I know I stand visibly onstage, but my function is still unseen, because I rarely see the immediate results of what I am saying or doing or writing.
Quote examples
Kristen Stewart
American Actress
I have a great family by the way, but you need to find people who can pull something out from you that might be otherwise unseen.
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Anthony Burgess
English Novelist
If you believe in an unseen Christ, you will believe in the unseen Christlike potential of others.
Quote examples
Frankie Shaw
American Actress
Most of the stories I write are women's stories - but the darker, unseen stories.
Quote examples
Dorothea Brande
American Writer
Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.
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