Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veiled

/vˈeɪld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: veiled
IPA: /vˈeɪld/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered by a veil.

adj

Partly hidden or concealed.

verb

simple past and past participle of veil

Example Sentences

"As usual, Ayesha was veiled like the marble Truth (by the way, I wonder if she originally got the idea of covering up her beauty from that statue?)."
"veiled threats"
"When asked about her veiled threat to Professor Jones, that she'd “be sorry,” Ms. Smith said she meant that she would file a formal complaint against Professor Jones for harassment."
"According to the transcript released by the committee on Tuesday, Gates spoke of “veiled” threats and said Epstein had considered exploiting his own knowledge of Gates’s extramarital affairs to force him to remain in Epstein’s orbit, even as Gates was distancing himself from Epstein."

Derived Forms

veiledly veiledness

Phrases

thinly-veiled veiled chameleon veiled plate

Rhymes With

failed detailed nailed unveiled sailed jailed scaled emailed mailed hailed prevailed tailed

Questions

How do you pronounce veiled?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈeɪld/.
What does veiled mean?: Covered by a veil.

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