invisible

pronunciation

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Adjective:

impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
not prominent or readily noticeable

Word Origin

invisible (adj.): mid-14c., from Old French invisible (13c.), from Latin invisibilis "unseen, invisible," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + visibilis (see visible). As a noun, "things invisible," from 1640s. Invisible Man is from H.G. Wells's novel (1897). Related: Invisibly.

Synonym

adj.

transparent intangible imperceptible unnoticeable inappreciable imponderable indiscernible impalpable unapparent

adj.

secret unrevealed top-secret undivulged covert hush-hush unexposed covered-up undisclosed undercover

adj.

indistinguishable imperceivable imperceptible indiscernible

adj.

camouflaged unperceived concealed out unseen disguised masked veiled screened hidden sight of cloaked unnoticed shrouded

Antonym

adj.

Example

1. An invisible god can inoculate you against those failures .

2. Instead , we find the invisible hand at work .

3. This accident was a war with an invisible enemy .

4. The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike .

5. The invisible menace of radioactivity would have seized tokyo .

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