In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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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