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withdrawn from or out of sight; hidden.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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The case asks whether the Fourth Amendment still means what Americans think it means as surveillance becomes automated, invisible, and broad enough to treat entire groups of ordinary people as searchable by default.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
Now, researchers think colliding black holes could provide a new way to search for clues about this invisible substance.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
"We are about to witness something we've never seen before -- Earth's invisible armour in action," ESA director-general Josef Aschbacher said in a statement.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Meanwhile, Salieri’s invisible seething paralyzes him, turning into the punishment he believes God inflicted on him.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
She was fighting just like I was against the invisible ropes that pulled me toward the baby.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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