'Invisible' definitions:
Definition of 'invisible'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending" [syn: invisible, unseeable] [ant: seeable, visible]
adjective
Not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man" [syn: inconspicuous, invisible] [ant: conspicuous]
Definition of 'Invisible'
From: GCIDE
- Invisible \In*vis"i*ble\, n.
- 1. An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A Rosicrucian; -- so called because avoiding declaration of his craft. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Eccl. Hist.) One of those (as in the 16th century) who denied the visibility of the church. --Shipley. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Invisible'
From: GCIDE
- Invisible \In*vis"i*ble\, a. [F. invisible, L. invisibilis. See In- not, and Visible.]
- 1. Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not visible. Specifically: (a) Not visible due to an inherent property, such as lack of color; as, the invisible air; invisible ink; (b) hidden from view; out of sight; (c) Not perceptible due to lack of light; (d) Too small or too distant to be perceived; as, people on the ground invisible at cruising altitude. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hidden from the public; as, invisible transactions. [PJC]
- 3. imperceptible to the mind; as, differences invisible to most observers. [PJC]
- Invisible bird (Zool.), 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'invisible'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- atomic,
- behind the curtain,
- behind the scenes,
- camouflaged,
- concealed,
- corpuscular,
- covered,
- disguised,
- embryonic,
- evanescent,
- germinal,
- granular,
- hidden,
- impalpable,
- imperceptible,
- imponderable,
- inappreciable,
- indiscernible,
- infinitesimal,
- insensible,
- intangible,
- latent,
- masked,
- microcosmic,
- microscopic,
- molecular,
- out of sight,
- secret,
- sightless,
- subatomic,
- submerged,
- tenuous,
- thin,
- ultramicroscopic,
- unapparent,
- unappreciable,
- unbeheld,
- unbeholdable,
- undetected,
- undiscernible,
- undisclosed,
- undiscovered,
- undivulged,
- unexplained,
- unexplored,
- unexposed,
- unnoticed,
- unobservable,
- unobserved,
- unperceivable,
- unperceived,
- unrealized,
- unrevealed,
- unseeable,
- unseen,
- unsolved,
- unspied,
- untraced,
- untracked,
- unviewed,
- unwitnessed,
- veiled,
- viewless