invisible

[ 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 withdrawn from or out of sight; hidden: an invisible seam.

  1. not perceptible or discernible by the mind: invisible differences.

  2. not ordinarily found in financial statements or reflected in statistics or a listing: Goodwill is an invisible asset to a business.

  3. concealed from public knowledge.

noun
  1. an invisible thing or being.

  2. the invisible, the unseen or spiritual world.

Origin of invisible

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word invīsibilis.See in-3, visible

Other 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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British Dictionary definitions for invisible

invisible

/ (ɪnˈvɪzəbəl) /


adjective
  1. not visible; not able to be perceived by the eye: invisible rays

  2. concealed from sight; hidden

  1. not easily seen or noticed: invisible mending

  2. kept hidden from public view; secret; clandestine

  3. economics of or relating to services rather than goods in relation to the invisible balance: invisible earnings

noun
  1. economics an invisible item of trade; service

Derived forms of invisible

  • invisibility or invisibleness, noun
  • invisibly, adverb

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