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What are the different nuances, if any, between the words 'unconcealed' and 'revealed'?
Example sentences:
"... In addition to that he is caught in a dilemma when he faces a life and death situation for the first time, where his talent becomes unconcealed for him to own.”
“... In addition to that he is caught in a dilemma when he faces a life and death situation for the first time, where his talent becomes revealed for him to own.”
Some background context: the 'talent' in question is the person's talent to fight and survive in a life and death situation. Seeing as the person, before the situation, was you're everyday person who is unaware of their own dormant talent (state of being) because they've never been in a situation that required the awakening of this talent (state of being turned into action) until that point in time, either word, as defined in the Meriam Webster dictionary, works.
In my own ignorant opinion as well, either one works, its just a matter of choosing the one that is more accurate at describing what's occurring.
The word unconcealed is defined as "openly shown" in the Meriam Webster dictionary. In my opinion, it works in the above sentence as the person's fighting talent is exposed or 'openly shown' to the commentator.
The word 'revealed' is defined as "to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known" which again works as the talent was hidden up until the situation where average joe has to fight for his life.
word-choice
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What are the different nuances, if any, between the words 'unconcealed' and 'revealed'?
Example sentences:
"... In addition to that he is caught in a dilemma when he faces a life and death situation for the first time, where his talent becomes unconcealed for him to own.”
“... In addition to that he is caught in a dilemma when he faces a life and death situation for the first time, where his talent becomes revealed for him to own.”
Some background context: the 'talent' in question is the person's talent to fight and survive in a life and death situation. Seeing as the person, before the situation, was you're everyday person who is unaware of their own dormant talent (state of being) because they've never been in a situation that required the awakening of this talent (state of being turned into action) until that point in time, either word, as defined in the Meriam Webster dictionary, works.
In my own ignorant opinion as well, either one works, its just a matter of choosing the one that is more accurate at describing what's occurring.
The word unconcealed is defined as "openly shown" in the Meriam Webster dictionary. In my opinion, it works in the above sentence as the person's fighting talent is exposed or 'openly shown' to the commentator.
The word 'revealed' is defined as "to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known" which again works as the talent was hidden up until the situation where average joe has to fight for his life.
word-choice
asked 4 hours ago
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What does the dictionary suggest? For instance, what is the difference between "not concealed" and "made known"? When I unconceal something, do I necessarily have to reveal it?
– TaliesinMerlin
4 hours ago
@TaliesinMerlin the differences between the two similar definitions is exactly why I'm asking in the first place. Meriam Webster says that "unconcealed" is defined as "openly shown" and that "revealed" is defined as "to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known". My issue is that both are applicable in my example sentence, and I was hoping that by looking at the nuances that separate the word meanings I would know which one works better in my given example.
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
There's a difference between simply not hiding something and showing it. In cases with an attentive audience, that gap is negligible.
– The Nate
1 hour ago
add a comment |
What are the different nuances, if any, between the words 'unconcealed' and 'revealed'?
Example sentences:
"... In addition to that he is caught in a dilemma when he faces a life and death situation for the first time, where his talent becomes unconcealed for him to own.”
“... In addition to that he is caught in a dilemma when he faces a life and death situation for the first time, where his talent becomes revealed for him to own.”
Some background context: the 'talent' in question is the person's talent to fight and survive in a life and death situation. Seeing as the person, before the situation, was you're everyday person who is unaware of their own dormant talent (state of being) because they've never been in a situation that required the awakening of this talent (state of being turned into action) until that point in time, either word, as defined in the Meriam Webster dictionary, works.
In my own ignorant opinion as well, either one works, its just a matter of choosing the one that is more accurate at describing what's occurring.
The word unconcealed is defined as "openly shown" in the Meriam Webster dictionary. In my opinion, it works in the above sentence as the person's fighting talent is exposed or 'openly shown' to the commentator.
The word 'revealed' is defined as "to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known" which again works as the talent was hidden up until the situation where average joe has to fight for his life.
word-choice
asked 4 hours ago
Toyu_FreyToyu_Frey
1556
What are the different nuances, if any, between the words 'unconcealed' and 'revealed'?
Example sentences:
"... In addition to that he is caught in a dilemma when he faces a life and death situation for the first time, where his talent becomes unconcealed for him to own.”
“... In addition to that he is caught in a dilemma when he faces a life and death situation for the first time, where his talent becomes revealed for him to own.”
Some background context: the 'talent' in question is the person's talent to fight and survive in a life and death situation. Seeing as the person, before the situation, was you're everyday person who is unaware of their own dormant talent (state of being) because they've never been in a situation that required the awakening of this talent (state of being turned into action) until that point in time, either word, as defined in the Meriam Webster dictionary, works.
In my own ignorant opinion as well, either one works, its just a matter of choosing the one that is more accurate at describing what's occurring.
The word unconcealed is defined as "openly shown" in the Meriam Webster dictionary. In my opinion, it works in the above sentence as the person's fighting talent is exposed or 'openly shown' to the commentator.
The word 'revealed' is defined as "to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known" which again works as the talent was hidden up until the situation where average joe has to fight for his life.
word-choice
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What does the dictionary suggest? For instance, what is the difference between "not concealed" and "made known"? When I unconceal something, do I necessarily have to reveal it?
– TaliesinMerlin
4 hours ago
@TaliesinMerlin the differences between the two similar definitions is exactly why I'm asking in the first place. Meriam Webster says that "unconcealed" is defined as "openly shown" and that "revealed" is defined as "to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known". My issue is that both are applicable in my example sentence, and I was hoping that by looking at the nuances that separate the word meanings I would know which one works better in my given example.
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
There's a difference between simply not hiding something and showing it. In cases with an attentive audience, that gap is negligible.
– The Nate
1 hour ago
add a comment |
2
What does the dictionary suggest? For instance, what is the difference between "not concealed" and "made known"? When I unconceal something, do I necessarily have to reveal it?
– TaliesinMerlin
4 hours ago
@TaliesinMerlin the differences between the two similar definitions is exactly why I'm asking in the first place. Meriam Webster says that "unconcealed" is defined as "openly shown" and that "revealed" is defined as "to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known". My issue is that both are applicable in my example sentence, and I was hoping that by looking at the nuances that separate the word meanings I would know which one works better in my given example.
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
There's a difference between simply not hiding something and showing it. In cases with an attentive audience, that gap is negligible.
– The Nate
1 hour ago
2
2
What does the dictionary suggest? For instance, what is the difference between "not concealed" and "made known"? When I unconceal something, do I necessarily have to reveal it?
– TaliesinMerlin
4 hours ago
What does the dictionary suggest? For instance, what is the difference between "not concealed" and "made known"? When I unconceal something, do I necessarily have to reveal it?
– TaliesinMerlin
4 hours ago
@TaliesinMerlin the differences between the two similar definitions is exactly why I'm asking in the first place. Meriam Webster says that "unconcealed" is defined as "openly shown" and that "revealed" is defined as "to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known". My issue is that both are applicable in my example sentence, and I was hoping that by looking at the nuances that separate the word meanings I would know which one works better in my given example.
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
@TaliesinMerlin the differences between the two similar definitions is exactly why I'm asking in the first place. Meriam Webster says that "unconcealed" is defined as "openly shown" and that "revealed" is defined as "to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known". My issue is that both are applicable in my example sentence, and I was hoping that by looking at the nuances that separate the word meanings I would know which one works better in my given example.
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
There's a difference between simply not hiding something and showing it. In cases with an attentive audience, that gap is negligible.
– The Nate
1 hour ago
There's a difference between simply not hiding something and showing it. In cases with an attentive audience, that gap is negligible.
– The Nate
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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From Merriam-Webster:
reveal
verb
2 : to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known
// reveal a secret
unconcealed
adjective
: not concealed : openly shown
// unconcealed admiration/disappointment
So, first off, one describes an action, the other describes a state of being.
But, more importantly, if something is revealed, people are actively informed about it. But if something is unconcealed it is simply something that is observable.
In other words, I will definitely know about the existence of something that has been revealed to me. I may or may not know about something that is unconcealed. The former is more active, while the latter is more passive.
answered 3 hours ago
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
22k32854
"The former is more active, while the latter is more passive." this, this right here is the issue I am wrestling with, as at the moment the speaker is talking about, the 'talent' shifts from the passive state to a active state of action, and thusly becomes observable, or revealed/unconcealed to the speaker.
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
What if something is both revealed and unconcealed, as described in my edit?
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
@Toyu_Frey There's no problem with using both, since they mean different things. Normally, however, if something is concealed, then all you would need to say is that you reveal it—because the action of revealing it would imply that it would have to first be unconcealed.
– Jason Bassford
51 mins ago
add a comment |
I can only answer this usefully by applying my knowledge as a native speaker, looking at the implications and expectation of use of these terms, rather than their explicit dictionary definitions.
Unconcealed is a state which exists in which a thing is not concealed. It's essentially assumed to be a permanent, unchanging state.
Revealed is a change-based state - that is, a thing was concealed, and no longer is - it has been (or is being) revealed.
So for me, that first example sentence doesn't read properly at all, whereas the second is spot-on.
Hope that helps.
answered 4 hours ago
GerardFallaGerardFalla
880111
1
Your answer is what I was looking for, so it is a immense help!
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
But on second thought, seeing as how the 'talent' is assumed to be permanently hidden and unchanged up until "he faces the life and death situation", wouldn't unconcealed be the better choice?
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
1
no - the implication of unconcealed is that something is and was plainly observable - it's read as a permanent condition. Revealed explicitly means "was previously concealed and no longer is"
– GerardFalla
4 hours ago
2
Unconcealed implies nothing at all about permanence. Something that used to be concealed could now be unconcealed. Similarly, something that used to be unconcealed could now be concealed.
– Jason Bassford
3 hours ago
add a comment |
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From Merriam-Webster:
reveal
verb
2 : to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known
// reveal a secret
unconcealed
adjective
: not concealed : openly shown
// unconcealed admiration/disappointment
So, first off, one describes an action, the other describes a state of being.
But, more importantly, if something is revealed, people are actively informed about it. But if something is unconcealed it is simply something that is observable.
In other words, I will definitely know about the existence of something that has been revealed to me. I may or may not know about something that is unconcealed. The former is more active, while the latter is more passive.
answered 3 hours ago
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
22k32854
"The former is more active, while the latter is more passive." this, this right here is the issue I am wrestling with, as at the moment the speaker is talking about, the 'talent' shifts from the passive state to a active state of action, and thusly becomes observable, or revealed/unconcealed to the speaker.
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
What if something is both revealed and unconcealed, as described in my edit?
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
@Toyu_Frey There's no problem with using both, since they mean different things. Normally, however, if something is concealed, then all you would need to say is that you reveal it—because the action of revealing it would imply that it would have to first be unconcealed.
– Jason Bassford
51 mins ago
add a comment |
From Merriam-Webster:
reveal
verb
2 : to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known
// reveal a secret
unconcealed
adjective
: not concealed : openly shown
// unconcealed admiration/disappointment
So, first off, one describes an action, the other describes a state of being.
But, more importantly, if something is revealed, people are actively informed about it. But if something is unconcealed it is simply something that is observable.
In other words, I will definitely know about the existence of something that has been revealed to me. I may or may not know about something that is unconcealed. The former is more active, while the latter is more passive.
answered 3 hours ago
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
22k32854
"The former is more active, while the latter is more passive." this, this right here is the issue I am wrestling with, as at the moment the speaker is talking about, the 'talent' shifts from the passive state to a active state of action, and thusly becomes observable, or revealed/unconcealed to the speaker.
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
What if something is both revealed and unconcealed, as described in my edit?
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
@Toyu_Frey There's no problem with using both, since they mean different things. Normally, however, if something is concealed, then all you would need to say is that you reveal it—because the action of revealing it would imply that it would have to first be unconcealed.
– Jason Bassford
51 mins ago
add a comment |
From Merriam-Webster:
reveal
verb
2 : to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known
// reveal a secret
unconcealed
adjective
: not concealed : openly shown
// unconcealed admiration/disappointment
So, first off, one describes an action, the other describes a state of being.
But, more importantly, if something is revealed, people are actively informed about it. But if something is unconcealed it is simply something that is observable.
In other words, I will definitely know about the existence of something that has been revealed to me. I may or may not know about something that is unconcealed. The former is more active, while the latter is more passive.
answered 3 hours ago
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
22k32854
From Merriam-Webster:
reveal
verb
2 : to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known
// reveal a secret
unconcealed
adjective
: not concealed : openly shown
// unconcealed admiration/disappointment
So, first off, one describes an action, the other describes a state of being.
But, more importantly, if something is revealed, people are actively informed about it. But if something is unconcealed it is simply something that is observable.
In other words, I will definitely know about the existence of something that has been revealed to me. I may or may not know about something that is unconcealed. The former is more active, while the latter is more passive.
answered 3 hours ago
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
22k32854
answered 3 hours ago
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
22k32854
answered 3 hours ago
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
22k32854
answered 3 hours ago
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
22k32854
22k32854
"The former is more active, while the latter is more passive." this, this right here is the issue I am wrestling with, as at the moment the speaker is talking about, the 'talent' shifts from the passive state to a active state of action, and thusly becomes observable, or revealed/unconcealed to the speaker.
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
What if something is both revealed and unconcealed, as described in my edit?
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
@Toyu_Frey There's no problem with using both, since they mean different things. Normally, however, if something is concealed, then all you would need to say is that you reveal it—because the action of revealing it would imply that it would have to first be unconcealed.
– Jason Bassford
51 mins ago
add a comment |
"The former is more active, while the latter is more passive." this, this right here is the issue I am wrestling with, as at the moment the speaker is talking about, the 'talent' shifts from the passive state to a active state of action, and thusly becomes observable, or revealed/unconcealed to the speaker.
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
What if something is both revealed and unconcealed, as described in my edit?
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
@Toyu_Frey There's no problem with using both, since they mean different things. Normally, however, if something is concealed, then all you would need to say is that you reveal it—because the action of revealing it would imply that it would have to first be unconcealed.
– Jason Bassford
51 mins ago
"The former is more active, while the latter is more passive." this, this right here is the issue I am wrestling with, as at the moment the speaker is talking about, the 'talent' shifts from the passive state to a active state of action, and thusly becomes observable, or revealed/unconcealed to the speaker.
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
"The former is more active, while the latter is more passive." this, this right here is the issue I am wrestling with, as at the moment the speaker is talking about, the 'talent' shifts from the passive state to a active state of action, and thusly becomes observable, or revealed/unconcealed to the speaker.
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
What if something is both revealed and unconcealed, as described in my edit?
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
What if something is both revealed and unconcealed, as described in my edit?
– Toyu_Frey
3 hours ago
@Toyu_Frey There's no problem with using both, since they mean different things. Normally, however, if something is concealed, then all you would need to say is that you reveal it—because the action of revealing it would imply that it would have to first be unconcealed.
– Jason Bassford
51 mins ago
@Toyu_Frey There's no problem with using both, since they mean different things. Normally, however, if something is concealed, then all you would need to say is that you reveal it—because the action of revealing it would imply that it would have to first be unconcealed.
– Jason Bassford
51 mins ago
add a comment |
I can only answer this usefully by applying my knowledge as a native speaker, looking at the implications and expectation of use of these terms, rather than their explicit dictionary definitions.
Unconcealed is a state which exists in which a thing is not concealed. It's essentially assumed to be a permanent, unchanging state.
Revealed is a change-based state - that is, a thing was concealed, and no longer is - it has been (or is being) revealed.
So for me, that first example sentence doesn't read properly at all, whereas the second is spot-on.
Hope that helps.
answered 4 hours ago
GerardFallaGerardFalla
880111
1
Your answer is what I was looking for, so it is a immense help!
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
But on second thought, seeing as how the 'talent' is assumed to be permanently hidden and unchanged up until "he faces the life and death situation", wouldn't unconcealed be the better choice?
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
1
no - the implication of unconcealed is that something is and was plainly observable - it's read as a permanent condition. Revealed explicitly means "was previously concealed and no longer is"
– GerardFalla
4 hours ago
2
Unconcealed implies nothing at all about permanence. Something that used to be concealed could now be unconcealed. Similarly, something that used to be unconcealed could now be concealed.
– Jason Bassford
3 hours ago
add a comment |
I can only answer this usefully by applying my knowledge as a native speaker, looking at the implications and expectation of use of these terms, rather than their explicit dictionary definitions.
Unconcealed is a state which exists in which a thing is not concealed. It's essentially assumed to be a permanent, unchanging state.
Revealed is a change-based state - that is, a thing was concealed, and no longer is - it has been (or is being) revealed.
So for me, that first example sentence doesn't read properly at all, whereas the second is spot-on.
Hope that helps.
answered 4 hours ago
GerardFallaGerardFalla
880111
1
Your answer is what I was looking for, so it is a immense help!
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
But on second thought, seeing as how the 'talent' is assumed to be permanently hidden and unchanged up until "he faces the life and death situation", wouldn't unconcealed be the better choice?
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
1
no - the implication of unconcealed is that something is and was plainly observable - it's read as a permanent condition. Revealed explicitly means "was previously concealed and no longer is"
– GerardFalla
4 hours ago
2
Unconcealed implies nothing at all about permanence. Something that used to be concealed could now be unconcealed. Similarly, something that used to be unconcealed could now be concealed.
– Jason Bassford
3 hours ago
add a comment |
I can only answer this usefully by applying my knowledge as a native speaker, looking at the implications and expectation of use of these terms, rather than their explicit dictionary definitions.
Unconcealed is a state which exists in which a thing is not concealed. It's essentially assumed to be a permanent, unchanging state.
Revealed is a change-based state - that is, a thing was concealed, and no longer is - it has been (or is being) revealed.
So for me, that first example sentence doesn't read properly at all, whereas the second is spot-on.
Hope that helps.
answered 4 hours ago
GerardFallaGerardFalla
880111
I can only answer this usefully by applying my knowledge as a native speaker, looking at the implications and expectation of use of these terms, rather than their explicit dictionary definitions.
Unconcealed is a state which exists in which a thing is not concealed. It's essentially assumed to be a permanent, unchanging state.
Revealed is a change-based state - that is, a thing was concealed, and no longer is - it has been (or is being) revealed.
So for me, that first example sentence doesn't read properly at all, whereas the second is spot-on.
Hope that helps.
answered 4 hours ago
GerardFallaGerardFalla
880111
answered 4 hours ago
GerardFallaGerardFalla
880111
answered 4 hours ago
GerardFallaGerardFalla
880111
answered 4 hours ago
GerardFallaGerardFalla
880111
880111
1
Your answer is what I was looking for, so it is a immense help!
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
But on second thought, seeing as how the 'talent' is assumed to be permanently hidden and unchanged up until "he faces the life and death situation", wouldn't unconcealed be the better choice?
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
1
no - the implication of unconcealed is that something is and was plainly observable - it's read as a permanent condition. Revealed explicitly means "was previously concealed and no longer is"
– GerardFalla
4 hours ago
2
Unconcealed implies nothing at all about permanence. Something that used to be concealed could now be unconcealed. Similarly, something that used to be unconcealed could now be concealed.
– Jason Bassford
3 hours ago
add a comment |
1
Your answer is what I was looking for, so it is a immense help!
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
But on second thought, seeing as how the 'talent' is assumed to be permanently hidden and unchanged up until "he faces the life and death situation", wouldn't unconcealed be the better choice?
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
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no - the implication of unconcealed is that something is and was plainly observable - it's read as a permanent condition. Revealed explicitly means "was previously concealed and no longer is"
– GerardFalla
4 hours ago
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Unconcealed implies nothing at all about permanence. Something that used to be concealed could now be unconcealed. Similarly, something that used to be unconcealed could now be concealed.
– Jason Bassford
3 hours ago
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Your answer is what I was looking for, so it is a immense help!
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
Your answer is what I was looking for, so it is a immense help!
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
But on second thought, seeing as how the 'talent' is assumed to be permanently hidden and unchanged up until "he faces the life and death situation", wouldn't unconcealed be the better choice?
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
But on second thought, seeing as how the 'talent' is assumed to be permanently hidden and unchanged up until "he faces the life and death situation", wouldn't unconcealed be the better choice?
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
1
1
no - the implication of unconcealed is that something is and was plainly observable - it's read as a permanent condition. Revealed explicitly means "was previously concealed and no longer is"
– GerardFalla
4 hours ago
no - the implication of unconcealed is that something is and was plainly observable - it's read as a permanent condition. Revealed explicitly means "was previously concealed and no longer is"
– GerardFalla
4 hours ago
2
2
Unconcealed implies nothing at all about permanence. Something that used to be concealed could now be unconcealed. Similarly, something that used to be unconcealed could now be concealed.
– Jason Bassford
3 hours ago
Unconcealed implies nothing at all about permanence. Something that used to be concealed could now be unconcealed. Similarly, something that used to be unconcealed could now be concealed.
– Jason Bassford
3 hours ago
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What does the dictionary suggest? For instance, what is the difference between "not concealed" and "made known"? When I unconceal something, do I necessarily have to reveal it?
– TaliesinMerlin
4 hours ago
@TaliesinMerlin the differences between the two similar definitions is exactly why I'm asking in the first place. Meriam Webster says that "unconcealed" is defined as "openly shown" and that "revealed" is defined as "to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known". My issue is that both are applicable in my example sentence, and I was hoping that by looking at the nuances that separate the word meanings I would know which one works better in my given example.
– Toyu_Frey
4 hours ago
There's a difference between simply not hiding something and showing it. In cases with an attentive audience, that gap is negligible.
– The Nate
1 hour ago