invisible

[in·vis·i·ble]

If you are invisible, you can't be seen with the naked eye, but you can do an awful lot of spying. When you do something embarrassing, you often wish you were invisible.

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Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not visible.

Adjective
not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man"

Adjective
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending"


a.
Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not visible.

n.
An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being.

n.
A Rosicrucian; -- so called because avoiding declaration of his craft.

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


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.
Invisible bird (Zo'94l.), 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.

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.

Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not visible.

An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being.

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Usage Examples

For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

Being gay and being a woman has one big thing in common, which is that we both become invisible after the age of 42. Who wants a gay 50-year-old? No one, let me tell you.

Bridges are perhaps the most invisible form of public architecture.

Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.

In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is a failure. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.

Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion.

It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government.

Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.

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Other Usage Examples

Great nations are simply the operating fronts of behind-the-scenes, vastly ambitious individuals who had become so effectively powerful because of their ability to remain invisible while operating behind the national scenery.

Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is also flowing through you.

God does not require you to follow His leadings on blind trust. Behold the evidence of an invisible intelligence pervading everything, even your own mind and body.

In a bad marriage, friends are the invisible glue. If we have enough friends, we may go on for years, intending to leave, talking about leaving - instead of actually getting up and leaving.

Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of the film.

He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.

Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely, that he is a blockhead.

Everything is becoming science fiction. From the margins of an almost invisible literature has sprung the intact reality of the 20th century.

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