Meaning of word veiled

veiled
[veɪld]

1) Общая лексика: глухой, закрытый вуалью, закрытый вуалью, чадрой, покрывалом, с хрипотцой, завуалированный

2) Дипломатический термин: замаскированный, скрытый

3) Hi-Fi. завуалированный

Универсальный англо-русский словарь.
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  • veiled — [veıld] adj a veiled threat, warning, attack, reference etc is expressed so that its exact meaning is hidden or unclear ▪ His speech is being seen as a veiled attack on asylum seekers. ▪ I m impressed, said Greg, with thinly veiled (=only… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • veiled — [ veıld ] adjective 1. ) a veiled threat, attack, or warning is not direct but is easily understood: a veiled criticism of the royal family thinly veiled (=very easily understood): a thinly veiled threat of retaliation 2. ) covered with a veil …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Veiled — Veiled, a. Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden. Words used to convey a veiled meaning. Earle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • veiled — [vāld] adj. 1. wearing a veil 2. covered with or as with a veil 3. concealed, hidden, disguised, obscured, etc. 4. not openly expressed [a veiled threat] …   English World dictionary

  • veiled — index allusive, clandestine, covert, enigmatic, equivocal, esoteric, furtive, hidden, impalpable …   Law dictionary

  • veiled — [adj] disguised camouflaged, cloaked, concealed, covered, hidden, hooded, invisible, masked, screened, secret, shielded, shrouded, undercover, unexposed, unrecognizable, unrevealed; concepts 547,576,619 …   New thesaurus

  • veiled — adjective 1. having or as if having a veil or concealing cover (Freq. 3) a veiled dancer a veiled hat veiled threats veiled insults • Ant: ↑unveiled 2. muted or unclear …   Useful english dictionary

  • veiled — veiledly /vay lid lee/, adv. /vayld/, adj. 1. having a veil: a veiled hat. 2. covered or concealed by, or as if by, a veil: a veiled woman. 3. not openly or directly expressed; masked; disguised; hidden; obscure: a veiled threat. 4. lacking… …   Universalium

  • veiled — [[t]ve͟ɪld[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: ADJ n A veiled comment is expressed in a disguised form rather than directly and openly. He made only a veiled reference to international concerns over human rights issues… This last clause is a thinly veiled… …   English dictionary

  • veiled — UK [veɪld] / US adjective 1) a veiled threat, attack, or warning is not direct but is easily understood a veiled criticism of the royal family thinly veiled (= very easily understood): a thinly veiled threat of retaliation 2) covered with a veil …   English dictionary

  • Veiled — Veil Veil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Veiling}.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See {Veil}, n.] [Written also {vail}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil. [1913 Webster] Her face was veiled;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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1

a

: having or wearing a veil or a concealing cover

b

: characterized by a softening tonal distortion

Example Sentences



She looked at him with barely veiled contempt.



The report makes veiled references to his criminal activities.

Recent Examples on the Web

If the veiled nature of the deal was unusual — it was signed for the front company by a businessman using a fake name — the timing was extraordinary.


—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023




While declining to respond directly to Trump’s attacks, DeSantis has made veiled remarks about the differences between him and the ex-president.


—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023




The veiled woman wore a modest, silver gown, reportedly by Lamis Bridal Studio, a high-end dress maker in Cairo.


—Larry Madowo, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023




Determining this value as accurately as possible would help physicists nail down exactly which virtual particles are toying with the electron’s magnetic moment—some of which might belong to a veiled sector of our universe, where, for example, the ever-elusive dark matter resides.


—Katrina Miller, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2023




Left unmentioned by name in her launch video was Trump, the only other major GOP contender in the race, though Haley did appear to take a veiled swipe at him over his age.


—Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 15 Feb. 2023




Foreign leaders, typically careful about commenting on internal Israeli affairs, have offered veiled rebukes of the plan too.


—Danna Harman, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2023




In what could be seen as a veiled commentary on the settlement, Ripps sarcastically criticized pop artist Andy Warhol’s famous depictions of Campbell’s soup cans.


—Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 6 Feb. 2023




In a promotional collaboration with Mastercard, Pappas frolicked her way through the 2022 New York City Marathon dressed as a veiled ensemble of glitter and sequins.


—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2023


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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler

The first known use of veiled was
in the 14th century

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Источник

замаскированный

прилагательное ↓

- закрытый вуалью, чадрой, покрывалом

veiled Moslem women — мусульманки в чадрах 

- завуалированный, замаскированный

veiled threats — завуалированные /плохо скрываемые/ угрозы 
veiled passage — неясное место (в книге) 
veiled hint — завуалированный намёк 
hardly veiled scorn — почти не /едва/ скрываемое презрение 
a place veiled from the eyes of the world — уголок, скрытый от людских взоров 

- с хрипотцой, глухой (о голосе)

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

covert / implicit / veiled threat — скрытая, завуалированная угроза  
veiled cell — вуалевидная [вуалевая] клетка  
thin haze veiled the hills — горы окутал лёгкий туман  
veiled hostility — затаённая враждебность  
locally veiled taxes — налоги, взимаемые на месте  
veiled dot — ореольная растровая точка  
veiled threat — замаскированная угроза  

Примеры с переводом

The sun was veiled by clouds. 

Солнце было скрыто за тучами.

She looked at him with barely veiled contempt. 

Она посмотрела на него с едва скрываемым презрением.

The image is veiled or foggy. 

Картинка — нечёткая или затуманенная.

The hills were veiled in a fine mist. 

Холмы были покрыты тонкой дымкой.

A black kerchief modestly veiled her hair. 

Её волосы были скромно прикрыты чёрной косынкой.

The bride’s veil trailed along the ground. 

Фата невесты волочилась по земле.

The scheme of assassination, thus thinly veiled, was communicated to James. 

План убийства, так плохо завуалированный, был рассказан Джеймсу.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

The details of the evacuation are veiled in secrecy.  

‘I’m impressed,’ said Greg, with thinly veiled (=only slightly hidden) sarcasm.  

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Возможные однокоренные слова

veil  — завеса, вуаль, покрывало, покров, фата, завуалировать, скрывать, вуалировать
veiling  — вуаль, материал для вуали
veiledly  — замаскированно, завуалированно, в вуали, чадре, хрипло, глухо

Источник

veiled

 (vāld)

adj.

1. Covered with a veil: the veiled head of a bride.

2. Concealed or disguised as if with a veil: «slur-footed ironies, veiled jokes, tiptoe malices» (Edith Wharton).

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

veiled

(veɪld)

adj

1. disguised: a veiled insult.

2. (of sound, tone, the voice, etc) not distinct; muffled

veiledly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

veiled

(veɪld)

adj.

1. having or wearing a veil.

2. not openly or directly revealed or expressed: a veiled threat.

[1585–95]

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj. 1. veiled — having or as if having a veil or concealing cover; «a veiled dancer»; «a veiled hat»; «veiled threats»; «veiled insults»

unveiled — revealed; especially by having a veil removed; «a new generation of unveiled women in Iran»; «applauding the unveiled statue of Winston Churchill»
2. veiled — muted or unclear; «veiled sounds»; «the image is veiled or foggy»

indistinct — not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; «indistinct shapes in the gloom»; «an indistinct memory»; «only indistinct notions of what to do»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

veiled

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Translations

مُحَجَّبمُقَنَّع

zahalenýzahalený závojem

elfátyolozottleplezett

dulinnsem er hulinn blæju

zahalenýzahalený závojom

açıkça ifade edilmeyenduvaklıpeçeli

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

veiled

[ˈveɪld] adj

[woman, girl] → voilé(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

veiled

adj

reference, attack, criticism, threat, warning → versteckt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

veiled

[veɪld] adj (also) (fig) → velato/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

veil

(veil) noun

a piece of thin cloth worn over the face or head to hide, cover, or protect it. Some women wear veils for religious reasons, to prevent strangers from seeing their faces; a veil of mist over the mountains; a veil of secrecy.

verb

to cover with a veil.

veiled adjective

1. wearing, or covered by, a veil. a veiled lady; The bride was veiled.

2. (only slightly) disguised. a veiled threat.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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Contents

  • 1 English
    • 1.1 Adjective
      • 1.1.1 Synonyms
      • 1.1.2 Translations
    • 1.2 Verb
    • 1.3 Anagrams

English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

veiled

  1. Covered by a veil.
  2. (figurative) Partly hidden or concealed.

    His veiled threat was terrifying.

    veiled shots

Synonyms[edit]

  • See also Thesaurus:hidden

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

veiled

  1. simple past tense and past participle of veil

Anagrams[edit]

  • deevil, levied
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