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invisibility

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in⋅vis⋅i⋅ble

  [in-viz-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. not visible; not perceptible by the eye: invisible fluid.
2. withdrawn from or out of sight; hidden: an invisible seam.
3. not perceptible or discernible by the mind: invisible differences.
4. not ordinarily found in financial statements or reflected in statistics or a listing: Goodwill is an invisible asset to a business.
5. concealed from public knowledge.
–noun
6. an invisible thing or being.
7. the invisible, the unseen or spiritual world.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < L invīsibilis. See in- 3 , visible

Related forms:
in⋅vis⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅vis⋅i⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅vis⋅i⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. veiled, obscure.
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in·vis·i·ble   (ĭn-vĭz'ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Impossible to see; not visible: Air is invisible.

  2. Not accessible to view; hidden: mountain peaks invisible in the fog.

  3. Not easily noticed or detected; inconspicuous: "The poor are politically invisible" (Michael Harrington).

  4. Not published in financial statements: an invisible asset.

n.  One that is invisible.
in·vis'i·bil'i·ty, in·vis'i·ble·ness n., in·vis'i·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

invisible 
1340, from O.Fr. invisible (13c.), from L. invisibilis "unseen, invisible," from in- "not" + visibilis (see visible).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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