Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hidden gem

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: hid-den gem
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something possessing a value or beauty that is not immediately apparent, and which therefore has received far less recognition than it deserves.

Example Sentences

"Ordinary readers would have passed it by unnoticed, but his keen eye saw the hidden gem, and he quickly seized it, and held it up to his delighted hearers."
"Tucked away in a corner of Les Halles, L'Autobus Impérial is a hidden gem. The rather unattractive entrance does little justice to the superb art nouveau dining room, built in 1910 and boasting a listed glass ceiling."

Inflected Forms

hidden gems (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

underrated

Questions

What does hidden gem mean?: Something possessing a value or beauty that is not immediately apparent, and which therefore has received far less recognition than it deserves.

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