Standard Lemma guide

invisible

adj · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • ĭn-vĭz'ə-bəl
  • /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unseeable, unvisible, viewless

Antonyms: apparent, visible

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not appearing on the surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: invis, hidden, latent

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Apparently, but not actually, offline.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, not-comparable

Examples

  • I went invisible so that my ex-girlfriend wouldn't send me instant messages.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

That is ignored by a person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To make invisible, to invisiblize.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective

Meaning 9

not prominent or readily noticeable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole
  • the invisible man

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inconspicuous

Antonyms: none provided

10

adjective

Meaning 10

impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the invisible man
  • invisible rays
  • an invisible hinge
  • invisible mending

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unseeable

Antonyms: visible

History

Etymology

From Middle English invisible, from Old French invisible, from Late Latin invīsibilis. Displaced native Old English unġesewenlīċ. Morphologically in- + visible.

Across languages

Translations

99 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: onsigbaar — unable to be seen
  • Arabic: غَيْر مَرْئِيّ (ḡayr marʔiyy) — unable to be seen
  • Arabic: خَفِيّ (ḵafiyy) — unable to be seen
  • Arabic: خَفِي (ḵafi) — unable to be seen
  • Armenian: անտեսանելի (antesaneli) — unable to be seen
  • Armenian: աննշմարելի (annšmareli) — unable to be seen
  • Asturian: invisible — unable to be seen
  • Azerbaijani: görünməz — unable to be seen
  • Azerbaijani: görünməyən — unable to be seen
  • Belarusian: няба́чны (njabáčny) — unable to be seen
  • Bengali: অদৃশ্য (odriśśo) — unable to be seen
  • Breton: diwel — unable to be seen
  • Bulgarian: невидим (nevidim) — unable to be seen
  • Catalan: invisible — unable to be seen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無形 /无形 (wúxíng) — unable to be seen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 隱形 /隐形 (yǐnxíng) — unable to be seen
  • Czech: neviditelný — unable to be seen
  • Danish: usynlig — unable to be seen
  • Dutch: onzichtbaar — unable to be seen
  • Esperanto: nevidebla — unable to be seen
  • Faroese: ósjónligur — unable to be seen
  • Finnish: näkymätön — unable to be seen
  • French: invisible — unable to be seen
  • Galician: invisible — unable to be seen
  • Georgian: უჩინარი (učinari) — unable to be seen
  • Georgian: უხილავი (uxilavi) — unable to be seen
  • German: unsichtbar — unable to be seen
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽𐍃 (ungasaiƕans) — unable to be seen
  • Greek: αόρατος (aóratos) — unable to be seen
  • Greek: άφαντος (áfantos) — unable to be seen
  • Greek: αναίσθητος (anaísthitos) — unable to be seen
  • Greek: ακατανόητος (akatanóitos) — unable to be seen
  • Greek: αθέατος (athéatos) — unable to be seen
  • Ancient Greek: ἀόρατος (aóratos) — unable to be seen
  • Haitian Creole: envizib — unable to be seen
  • Hebrew: בלתי־נראה — unable to be seen
  • Hindi: अदृश्य (adŕśya) — unable to be seen
  • Hindi: ओझल (ojhal) — unable to be seen
  • Hindi: अनदेखा (andekhā) — unable to be seen
  • Hungarian: láthatatlan — unable to be seen
  • Icelandic: ósýnilegur — unable to be seen
  • Italian: invisibile — unable to be seen
  • Italian: dietro le quinte — unable to be seen
  • Japanese: 目に見えない (me ni mienai) — unable to be seen
  • Japanese: 不可視の (fukashi no) — unable to be seen
  • Japanese: 無形の (mukei no) — unable to be seen
  • Japanese: 透明な (tōmei na) — unable to be seen
  • Kazakh: көрінбейтін (körınbeitın) — unable to be seen
  • Korean: 보이지 않 (boiji an) — unable to be seen
  • Kyrgyz: көрүнбөс (körünbös) — unable to be seen
  • Latin: invisus — unable to be seen
  • Latin: invīsibilis — unable to be seen
  • Latvian: neredzams — unable to be seen
  • Latvian: neredzama — unable to be seen
  • Lithuanian: neregimas — unable to be seen
  • Lithuanian: neregima — unable to be seen
  • Lithuanian: nematomas — unable to be seen
  • Lithuanian: nematoma — unable to be seen
  • Macedonian: невидлив (nevidliv) — unable to be seen
  • Malay: halimunan — unable to be seen
  • Marathi: अदृश्य (adŕśya) — unable to be seen
  • Nepali: अदृश्य (adr̥śya) — unable to be seen
  • Norwegian: usynlig — unable to be seen
  • Occitan: invisible — unable to be seen
  • Old English: unġesewenlīċ — unable to be seen
  • Plautdietsch: onsechtboa — unable to be seen
  • Polish: niewidoczny — unable to be seen
  • Polish: niewidzialny — unable to be seen
  • Portuguese: invisível — unable to be seen
  • Romanian: invizibil — unable to be seen
  • Russian: неви́димый (nevídimyj) — unable to be seen
  • Russian: незри́мый (nezrímyj) — unable to be seen
  • Sanskrit: अदृष्ट (adṛṣṭa) — unable to be seen
  • Serbo-Croatian: невѝдљив — unable to be seen
  • Serbo-Croatian: nevìdljiv — unable to be seen
  • Spanish: invisible — unable to be seen
  • Swahili: -si-onekana — unable to be seen
  • Swedish: osynlig — unable to be seen
  • Tagalog: ditahaw — unable to be seen
  • Tagalog: alimuos — unable to be seen
  • Telugu: అగోచరము (agōcaramu) — unable to be seen
  • Telugu: అదృశ్య (adr̥śya) — unable to be seen
  • Thai: ล่องหน (lɔ̂ng-hǒn) — unable to be seen
  • Turkish: görünmez — unable to be seen
  • Ukrainian: неви́димий (nevýdymyj) — unable to be seen
  • Vietnamese: vô hình — unable to be seen
  • Vietnamese: tàng hình — unable to be seen
  • Vietnamese: ẩn hình — unable to be seen
  • French: invisible — not appearing on the surface
  • French: caché — not appearing on the surface
  • German: versteckt — not appearing on the surface
  • Greek: κρυμμένος (krymménos) — not appearing on the surface
  • Japanese: 隠れた (kakureta) — not appearing on the surface
  • Japanese: 潜在的な (senzaiteki na) — not appearing on the surface
  • Japanese: 隠然たる (inzen taru) — not appearing on the surface
  • Romanian: ascuns — not appearing on the surface
  • Romanian: invizibil — not appearing on the surface
  • Russian: скры́тый (skrýtyj) — not appearing on the surface
  • Russian: неви́димый (nevídimyj) — not appearing on the surface
Real reading context

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