abditive

Definition

Having the quality of hiding

Etymology

From Latin abditīvus (“removed or separated from”), from abdō (“hide, conceal”).

Example Sentences

• "There is also a species of wit which may be termed abditive; for it conceals or lessens the dignity attached to rank or character."
• "Concepts are either abditive or inabditive; the former being those that do, and the latter those that do not, hide the plurality of the kind they symbolise."
• "The abditive nature of the heavy foliage protected the nest."