VISIBLY

visibly

(adverb) so as to be visible; “the sign was visibly displayed”

visibly

(adverb) in a visible manner; “he was visibly upset”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

visibly (comparative more visibly, superlative most visibly)

In a visible manner; openly.

Synonyms

• apparently, evidently, plainly; see also obviously

Antonyms

• hiddenly

• invisibly

• latently

Source: Wiktionary


VISIBLE

Vis"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. visibilis, fr. videre, visum, to see: cf. F. visible. See Vision.]

1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper. Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. Bk. of Com. Prayer. Virtue made visible in outward grace. Young.

2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. Shak. The factions at court were greater, or more visible, than before. Clarendon. Visible church (Theol.), the apparent church of Christ on earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as contradistinguished from the invisible, or real, church, consisting of sanctified persons.

– Visible horizon. Same as Apparent horizon, under Apparent.

– Vis"i*ble*ness, n.

– Vis"i*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 May 2025

CHEMICAL

(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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