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invisible

Syllabification: (in·vis·i·ble)
Pronunciation: /inˈvizəbəl/

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Definition of invisible

adjective

  • unable to be seen; not visible to the eye:this invisible gas is present to some extent in every home
  • concealed from sight; hidden:he lounged in a doorway, invisible in the dark
  • treated as if unable to be seen; ignored or not taken into consideration:before 1971, women artists were pretty well invisible
  • Economics relating to or denoting earnings that a country makes from the sale of services or other items not constituting tangible commodities:tourism is the most important of our invisible exports

noun

  • (invisibles) invisible exports and imports.

Derivatives

invisibility

Pronunciation: /-ˌvizəˈbilitē/

noun

invisibly

Pronunciation: /-blē/

adverb

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin invisibilis, from in- 'not' + visibilis (see visible)

The ending of invisible is spelled -ible.

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