invisible
not visible; not perceptible by the eye: invisible fluid.
withdrawn from or out of sight; hidden: an invisible seam.
not perceptible or discernible by the mind: invisible differences.
not ordinarily found in financial statements or reflected in statistics or a listing: Goodwill is an invisible asset to a business.
concealed from public knowledge.
an invisible thing or being.
the invisible, the unseen or spiritual world.
Origin of invisible
1Other words for invisible
Other words from invisible
- in·vis·i·bil·i·ty, in·vis·i·ble·ness, noun
- in·vis·i·bly, adverb
- qua·si-in·vis·i·ble, adjective
- qua·si-in·vis·i·bly, adverb
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How to use invisible in a sentence
One of the effects of the pandemic was to shine a light on millions of citizens who were in fact previously invisible to the government.
Podcast: COVID-19 is helping turn Brazil into a surveillance state | Anthony Green | September 16, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewFilled in by 400 years of erosion and covered by topsoil and grass, the pre-Columbian earthwork shows up in thermal imaging but is otherwise nearly invisible from above.
Archaeologists with drones discover pre-Columbian earthworks in Kansas | Kiona N. Smith | September 11, 2020 | Ars TechnicaThe post Google’s search terms move will make millions in ad spend invisible to advertisers appeared first on Search Engine Land.
Google’s search terms move will make millions in ad spend invisible to advertisers | Ginny Marvin | September 3, 2020 | Search Engine LandBy soaking up almost all light that hits their skin, these fish are almost invisible.
Here’s the summer science you might have missed | Janet Raloff | September 1, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThat’s a lightweight particle that has the potential to explain dark matter, an invisible type of matter thought to permeate the universe.
A measurement of positronium’s energy levels confounds scientists | Emily Conover | August 24, 2020 | Science News
Return fraud has been called the invisible heist—or “de-shopping.”
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks | M.L. Nestel | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo matter what Hitchcock said, what he did was to photograph our fears and make palpable the invisible.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOther panelists rallied to the cause of “the invisible woman”—the second and generally anonymous egg donor.
Want Blue Eyes With That Baby?: The Strange New World of Human Reproduction | Eleanor Clift | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey must, in every sense, be cast out—their shame is to be made invisible.
He was a magician, an invisible teller of tales with the power to make my sides ache without telling a single joke.
Their Chateau en Espagne seemed invisible, as such chateaux usually are; and where it might be found, who was there to tell?
Aristide picked it up and began to dance and shake his fist at the invisible police.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeThis fear of the invisible world, so inherent in simple natures, has been implanted for a wise purpose.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieSome of the latter were so diaphanous as to be perfectly invisible when immersed in the water.
It is characteristic of chemical science that it takes account of actions which are almost entirely invisible.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
British Dictionary definitions for invisible
/ (ɪnˈvɪzəbəl) /
not visible; not able to be perceived by the eye: invisible rays
concealed from sight; hidden
not easily seen or noticed: invisible mending
kept hidden from public view; secret; clandestine
economics of or relating to services rather than goods in relation to the invisible balance: invisible earnings
economics an invisible item of trade; service
Derived forms of invisible
- invisibility or invisibleness, noun
- invisibly, adverb
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