nascosti

Nascosti is the plural masculine form of the Italian adjective nascosto, meaning hidden or concealed. It describes things that are not visible or that are kept out of sight, such as oggetti nascosti (hidden objects) or intenzioni nascoste (hidden intentions). The feminine forms are nascosta (singular) and nascoste (plural). The word can also function predicatively, as in qualcosa è nascosto.

Etymology: nascosto derives from the verb nascondere (to hide), which in turn traces back to Latin abscondere, meaning to hide away. The term has broad usage in both literal and figurative senses.

Usage: Nascosti is common in everyday speech, journalism, science, and literature. It can refer to physical concealment (oggetti nascosti), metaphorical concealment (motivi nascosti), or information that is not readily accessible (dati nascosti). In philosophical or cultural contexts, it may describe aspects of reality that are not immediately evident.

Examples: Le chiavi sono nascoste nel cassetto. I motivi nascosti dietro la decisione restano da chiarire. Dati nascosti nel dataset sono stati scoperti analizzando correlated patterns. These examples illustrate grammatical agreement with masculine plural nouns.

See also: nascondere, nascosto, nascosto come termine attributivo, celato, occulto. The term is primarily a general linguistic descriptor rather than a fixed cultural title, unless used in a specific proper noun or work.