English
hiddenness
Hiddenness comes from Middle English hyddenesse.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hyddenesse
- Englishearliest quotation 2024hiddenness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hyddenesse
- Englishearliest quotation 2024hiddenness
Earliest quotation: 2024, Scott Alexander Howard, The Other Valley: “I sat down, grateful for the shade and my…”
Formed from hidden + -ness
Every English word from Middle English hyddenesse
Today it means
noun The state, property or quality of being hidden.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English hyddenesse / hiddenness