invisible [in-viz -uh -buh l]
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See more synonyms for invisible on Thesaurus.com not visible; not perceptible by the eye: invisible fluid. withdrawn from or out of sight; hidden: an invisible seam. not perceptible or discernible by the mind: invisible differences. not ordinarily found in financial statements or reflected in statistics or a listing: Goodwill is an invisible asset to a business. concealed from public knowledge. Show More
an invisible thing or being. the invisible, the unseen or spiritual world. Show More
Origin of invisible First recorded in
1300–50; Middle English word from
Latin word
invīsibilis. See
in-3 ,
visible Related forms in·vis·i·bil·i·ty , in·vis·i·ble·ness , noun in·vis·i·bly , adverb qua·si-in·vis·i·ble , adjective qua·si-in·vis·i·bly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for invisibility Contemporary Examples of invisibility The invisibility extends beyond the political to the cultural.
The explanation for Asian American invisibility is complicated.
That is probably why so many observers have called them “vaccine-resistant,” or said that they wear an invisibility cloak.
When Tolkien published The Hobbit, the ring was nothing but a magical ring of invisibility that Bilbo found on his journey.
But by wearing a cloak of invisibility you cheat the world of your talents and intellect.
Historical Examples of invisibility Even the helmet, that covered him with its invisibility , had vanished!
I could not operate the mechanism of invisibility of De Boer's X-flyer.
But the mechanism controlling the asteroid's invisibility was not destroyed.
When he had time to think, the invisibility of the thing was not so incredible.
It would imply the invisibility of a tangible substance; of a solid.
British Dictionary definitions for invisibility not visible; not able to be perceived by the eye invisible rays concealed from sight; hidden not easily seen or noticed invisible mending kept hidden from public view; secret; clandestine economics of or relating to services rather than goods in relation to the invisible balance invisible earnings Show More
economics an invisible item of trade; service Show More
Derived Forms invisibility or invisibleness , noun invisibly , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for invisibility n. 1560s, from Late Latin invisibilitas , from invisibilis (see invisible ).
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adj. mid-14c., from Old French invisible (13c.), from Latin invisibilis "unseen, invisible," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + visibilis (see visible ). As a noun, "things invisible," from 1640s. Invisible Man is from H.G. Wells's novel (1897). Related: Invisibly .
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