invisible
Americanadjective
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not visible; not perceptible by the eye.
invisible fluid.
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withdrawn from or out of sight; hidden.
an invisible seam.
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not perceptible or discernible by the mind.
invisible differences.
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not ordinarily found in financial statements or reflected in statistics or a listing.
Goodwill is an invisible asset to a business.
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concealed from public knowledge.
noun
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an invisible thing or being.
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the invisible, the unseen or spiritual world.
adjective
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not visible; not able to be perceived by the eye
invisible rays
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concealed from sight; hidden
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not easily seen or noticed
invisible mending
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kept hidden from public view; secret; clandestine
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economics of or relating to services rather than goods in relation to the invisible balance
invisible earnings
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of invisible
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word invīsibilis. See in- 3, visible
Explanation
If you are invisible, you can't be seen with the naked eye, but you can do an awful lot of spying. When you do something embarrassing, you often wish you were invisible. Germs are invisible, as are odors. A good question to ask someone is whether they would rather be able to fly or be invisible. Flight gives you freedom to travel, but if you are invisible, you have the ability to sneak around and see things you would not normally be able to see. Which would you prefer?
Vocabulary lists containing invisible
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Example Sentences
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Invisible to the naked eye, GPS jamming can cause significant disruption, hampered communications – and potentially deadly accidents.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
The message was sent from email address "[email protected]" entitled "The Invisible Man" and forms part of the more than 11,000 files published on Tuesday.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
A further exchange between Maxwell and "The Invisible Man" also published on Tuesday's shows the alias attached to both of the email addresses.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
Those two met while working on “Fantastic Four” in 2004 — he was the assistant to director Tim Story and she played Sue Storm, a.k.a. the Invisible Woman — and got married in 2008.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025
Invisible sparks are flying everywhere, and I don’t want to get burned.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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