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
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.
invisible (third-person singular simple present invisibles, present participle invisibling, simple past and past participle invisibled)
To make invisible, to invisiblize.
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
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
