display transition css

div {
  background-color: blue;
  padding: 40px;
  color: white;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all .1s ease;
}

.hidden {
  visibility: hidden;
  opacity: 0;
  max-height: 0%;
}

.hidden:hover {
  visibility: visible;
  opacity: 1;
  max-height: 1000px;
}
<div class="hidden"></div>

div {
  border: 1px solid #eee;
}
div > ul {
  visibility: hidden;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: visibility 0s, opacity 0.5s linear;
}
div:hover > ul {
  visibility: visible;
  opacity: 1;
}