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in·vis·i·ble       [in-viz-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key
–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withdrawn from or out of sight; hidden: an invisible seam.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)  Pronunciation Key 
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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invisible

adjective
1. impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending" [ant: seeable] 
2. not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man" [syn: inconspicuous] [ant: conspicuous] 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Invisible

In*vis"i*ble\, a. [F. invisible, L. invisibilis. See In- not, and Visible.] Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not visible.

To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works. --Milton.

Invisible bird (Zo["o]l.), 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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Invisible

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.) One of those (as in the 16th century) who denied the visibility of the church. --Shipley.

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