invisible

[ in-viz-uh-buhl ]

/ ɪnˈvɪz ə bəl /

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adjective

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withdrawn from or out of sight; hidden: an invisible seam.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.

noun

an invisible thing or being.

the invisible, the unseen or spiritual world.

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Nearby words

inviolable, inviolate, inviscation, inviscid, invisibility, invisible, invisible balance, invisible glass, invisible hand, invisible ink, invisible man

Origin of invisible

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word invīsibilis. See in-³, visible

SYNONYMS FOR invisible

2 veiled, obscure.

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Related formsin·vis·i·bil·i·ty, in·vis·i·ble·ness, nounin·vis·i·bly, adverbqua·si-in·vis·i·ble, adjectivequa·si-in·vis·i·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for invisibility

The explanation for Asian American invisibility is complicated.
Why Harvard's Asians Are Invisible|Tim Mak|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The invisibility extends beyond the political to the cultural.
Why Harvard's Asians Are Invisible|Tim Mak|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That is probably why so many observers have called them “vaccine-resistant,” or said that they wear an invisibility cloak.
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When Tolkien published The Hobbit, the ring was nothing but a magical ring of invisibility that Bilbo found on his journey.
Happy Birthday, ‘The Hobbit’: The History of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Book|Corey Olsen|September 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

But by wearing a cloak of invisibility you cheat the world of your talents and intellect.
Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|October 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A small coin is shown, which gradually recedes into the borderland between visibility and invisibility.
The Nurserymatograph|A Lawyer
Fire and wind and cold—when his soul speaks—and Invisibility itself and Nothing are his servants.
The Voice of the Machines|Gerald Stanley Lee
Their helmet is easily the best headgear in the matter of invisibility.
The Note-Book of an Attache|Eric Fisher Wood
The horrors of invisibility in modern fiction avail to give a ghastly chill to the soul that visible apparitions rarely impart.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction|Dorothy Scarborough
But it is partly because many animals put on disguise or have in some way acquired a garment of invisibility.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)|J. Arthur Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for invisibility

invisible

/ (ɪnˈvɪzəbəl) /

adjective

not visible; not able to be perceived by the eyeinvisible rays

concealed from sight; hidden

not easily seen or noticedinvisible mending

kept hidden from public view; secret; clandestine

economics of or relating to services rather than goods in relation to the invisible balanceinvisible earnings

noun

economics an invisible item of trade; service

Derived Formsinvisibility or invisibleness, nouninvisibly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for invisibility (1 of 2)

invisibility

1560s, from Late Latin invisibilitas, from invisibilis (see invisible).

Word Origin and History for invisibility (1 of 2)

invisible

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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invisible

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Word Origin and History for invisibility (1 of 2)

invisibility

Word Origin and History for invisibility (1 of 2)

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