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The definition of invisible is something that cannot be seen or someone who is ignored and treated as if he is not seen.
(adjective)- Ink that disappears so you cannot see it on the page is an example of invisible ink.
- When you stand in line at the store and customers and staff ignore you and do not help you, this is an example of a time when you might be described as invisible.
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See invisible in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- not visible; that cannot be seen
- out of sight; not apparent
- too small or too faint to be seen; imperceptible
- kept hidden: invisible assets
Origin: OFr < L invisibilis
noun
an invisible thing or being
Related Forms:
- invisibility noun or invisibleness
- invisibly adverb
See invisible in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Impossible to see; not visible: Air is invisible.
- Not accessible to view; hidden: mountain peaks invisible in the fog.
- Not easily noticed or detected; inconspicuous: “The poor are politically invisible” (Michael Harrington).
- Not published in financial statements: an invisible asset.
One that is invisible.
Related Forms:
- in·visˌi·bilˈi·ty, in·visˈi·ble·ness noun
- in·visˈi·bly adverb
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