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invisible Definition

in·vis·ible (in viz′ə bəl)

adjective

  1. not visible; that cannot be seen
  2. out of sight; not apparent
  3. too small or too faint to be seen; imperceptible
  4. kept hidden invisible assets

Etymology: OFr < L invisibilis

noun

an invisible thing or being

invisible Related Forms

in·vis′·ibil′·ity noun or in·vis′·ible·ness in·vis′·ibly adverb

invisible Idioms

the Invisible

  1. God
  2. the unseen world

invisible Synonyms

invisible

modif.

  1. Beyond unaided vision

    imperceptible, undetectable, indiscernible, indistinguishable, intangible, ungraspable, out of sight, indistinct, infinitesimal, microscopic, not visible, beyond the visual range, unseeable, unviewable, supernatural, ghostly, wraithlike, unseen, undisclosed, covert, occult, airy, impalpable, ethereal, ideal, unreal, vaporous, gaseous, supersensory; see also dark 1, transparent 1.

    Antonyms real*, visible*, material. *

  2. Not apparent

    veiled, shrouded, inconspicuous; see hidden 2, obscure 1, vague 2.

invisible Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • virtually: The joins are virtually invisible on the playing surface.
  • practically: The pole is practically invisible, everyone should have one.
  • almost: Yet they are almost invisible in public policy debate.
  • but: Offshore, there was a decent swell running, and the buoys became all but invisible to us in boats.
  • largely: The Net would become largely invisible, subordinated to the various purposes for which we employed it.
  • nearly: The first thing I noticed was that my pores on my cheeks are nearly invisible now.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: The goal of HCI design should be to make the computer invisible.

Modifies a noun

  • emises: Tour ace card licenses its brand still unexplained radiations invisibles emises.
  • ink: He sent messages written in invisible ink on sheets of music.
  • phosphorescence: More likely to models will be by the practice invisible phosphorescence.
  • realm: You are now consciously influencing your own reality and the invisible realms.
  • dialog: Dialog Constructs an initially invisible Dialog with an empty title.
  • arabesque: The velvet-eyed descendant of Eve shot a fearful glance at him and continued, still casually tracing invisible arabesques with her foil's point.

Used with adjective complement

  • render: Of course, the entire event is rendered invisible by thick cloud cover.
  • remain: The actual complexities of the SSL protocol remain invisible to the end customer.
  • become: These holes become invisible to anyone working on site, even to hole engineers who are always willing to provide more.
  • appear: In standard efficiency boilers, the flue gases leave the boiler at high enough temperatures for the water vapor to appear invisible.
  • turn: Silver age stories added a level of superhuman strength and the ability to make his own flesh ( but not bones ) turn invisible.
  • stay: They're a way to stay invisible in the street.

Noun used with modifier

radiation: Urea is the main form in which nitrogen is excreted in mammals UV radiation Invisible rays that are part of the electromagnetic spectrum.