"hidness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English hidnes, hudnesse, from Old English ġehȳdnes (“comfort, security”), equivalent to hide + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hidnes}} Middle English hidnes, {{m|enm|hudnesse}} hudnesse, {{inh|en|ang|ġehȳdnes||comfort, security}} Old English ġehȳdnes (“comfort, security”), {{suffix|en|hide|ness}} hide + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hidness (uncountable)
  1. (UK dialectal Scotland) Secrecy; hiddenness. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal, uncountable

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