adj · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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ĭn-vĭz'ə-bəl
/ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 N V IH1 Z AH0 B AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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