"hidden gem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hidden gems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hidden gem (plural hidden gems)
  1. Something possessing a value or beauty that is not immediately apparent, which therefore has received far less recognition than it deserves. Translations (something of value or beauty not immediately apparent): joia amagada [feminine] (Catalan), tinagoang hiyas (Cebuano), joyau caché [masculine] (French), verborgene Juwel (German), joia escondida [feminine] (Portuguese), gema escondida [feminine] (Spanish), gema oculta [feminine] (Spanish), dold pärla [common-gender] (Swedish), tagong hiyas (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-hidden_gem-en-noun-eEC7f2rW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'something of value or beauty not immediately apparent': 95 5
  2. (video games) A hidden item for a player to find. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-hidden_gem-en-noun-Ybbk0Wnh Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hidden gem meaning in English (3.4kB)

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