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INVISIBLE
inconspicuous, invisible
(adjective) not prominent or readily noticeable; “he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole”; “the invisible man”
invisible, unseeable
(adjective) impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; “the invisible man”; “invisible rays”; “an invisible hinge”; “invisible mending”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
invisible (not comparable)
Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
Antonyms: apparent, visible
Not appearing on the surface.
Synonyms: invis (colloquial), hidden, latent
(Internet) Apparently, but not actually, offline.
(psychology) That is ignored by a person.
Verb
invisible (third-person singular simple present invisibles, present participle invisibling, simple past and past participle invisibled)
To make invisible, to invisiblize.
Noun
invisible (plural invisibles)
(obsolete) An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being.
(obsolete) A Rosicrucian; so called because avoiding declaration of his craft.
(obsolete) One of those (as in the 16th century) who denied the visibility of the church.
Source: Wiktionary
In*vis"i*ble, a. Etym: [F. invisible, L. invisibilis. See In- not, and Visible.]
Definition: Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not visible. To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works. Milton. Invisible bird (Zoöl.), a small, shy singing bird (Myadestes sibilons), of St. Vincent Islands.
– Invisible green, a very dark shade of green, approaching to black, and liable to be mistaken for it.
In*vis"i*ble, n.
1. An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being.
2. A Rosicrucian; -- so called because avoiding declaration of his craft. [Obs.]
3. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: One of those (as in the 16th century) who denied the visibility of the church. Shipley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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