Synonyms for veiled
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : veyld |
| Phonetic Transcription : veɪld |
Top 10 synonyms for veiled Other synonyms for the word veiled
Définition of veiled
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French veler, voiller, from Latin velare "to cover, veil," from velum (see veil (n.)). Figurative sense of "to conceal" (something immaterial) is recorded from 1530s. Related: Veiled; veiling.
- adj disguised
- Mr Verloc intimated in a throaty, veiled murmur that he was no longer young.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- In every litter sat a veiled woman, and the princess was in their midst.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- The bride, veiled in a red veil, was led in by two maid-servants.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- Veiled as it was by the gathering gloom, she yet could not keep it towards me.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- In one, and only one, of all these figures his dignity is veiled in sadness.
- Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
- Somehow, her veiled countenance was impressive of lingering, bitter emotions.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- The sky that morning was grey with a hazy heat, which veiled the sun.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- In this remark there was a veiled allusion to Monsieur Lebigre's proposal.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- The sun was warm, the breeze was light, the horizon was veiled with a liquid haze.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- It occurred to Rotherby that this was a veiled reproof for the ill manners of the omission.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
Antonyms for veiled
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