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Hidden vs Masked - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between hidden and masked

is that hidden is past participle of lang=en while masked is past tense of mask.

As adjectives the difference between hidden and masked

is that hidden is that has been moved out of sight. Invisible or unapparent while masked is wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.

hidden

English

Verb

(head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That has been moved out of sight. Invisible or unapparent.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1892, author=(James Yoxall)
  • , section=chapter 7, title= The Lonely Pyramid , passage=It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood.}}
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-14, volume=411, issue=8891, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= It's a gas , passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.}}
  • Obscure.
  • That has been hidden.
  • Synonyms

    * See

    Antonyms

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    masked

    English

    Alternative forms

    * masqued (archaic)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mask)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.
  • (botany) personate
  • (zoology) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.
  • Derived terms

    * masked ball * masked battery * masked crab * masked pig