Veil meaning

What does “veil” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“veil” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a garment that covers the head and face.

veil

noun

  1. a garment that covers the head and face

  2. a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

    Synonymsvelum
  3. the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

  4. a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl

    Synonymshumeral veil

verb

  1. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil

    “women in Afghanistan veil their faces”

    Oppositesunveil
  2. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

    “a hidden message”

    “a veiled threat”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University