English Explanatory Dictionary

invisible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
  2. Not appearing on the surface.
  3. Apparently, but not actually, offline.
  4. That is ignored by a person.
verb
  1. To make invisible, to invisiblize.
noun
  1. An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being.
  2. A Rosicrucian; so called because avoiding declaration of his craft.
  3. One of those (as in the 16th century) who denied the visibility of the church.

Pronunciation

ĭn-vĭz'ə-bəl /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/ En-us-invisible.ogg

Word forms

invisible invisibles invisibling invisibled

Etymology

From Middle English invisible, from Old French invisible, from Late Latin invīsibilis. Displaced native Old English unġesewenlīċ. Morphologically in- + visible.

Synonyms

disapparent inapparent inconspicuous invis invisible inviso nondisplayed nonvisible out of sight sightless unapparent unconspicuous uneyeable unseeable unseen unspottable unvisible viewless hidden latent

Antonyms

visible apparent

Related words

invisibility invisibilize invisible kitchen invisibleness invisibly cloaked ghostlike occult offstage

Derived words

invisible bird invisible export invisible government invisible green invisible hand invisible import invisible ink invisible lat syndrome invisible minority invisible primary invisible rail invisible restoration invisible runner invisible trade invisible web join the choir invisible
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