Standard Lemma guide

invisibly

adv · 2 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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  • /ɪnˈvɪzɪbli/
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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a way that can not be seen; in an invisible manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

without being seen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • these organisms enter the body invisibly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: visibly

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English invisible Middle English -ly English -ly English invisibly From invisible + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: invisiblement — in a way that can not be seen
  • Dutch: onzichtbaar — in a way that can not be seen
  • Esperanto: nevideble — in a way that can not be seen
  • Finnish: näkymättömästi — in a way that can not be seen
  • French: invisiblement — in a way that can not be seen
  • Galician: invisiblemente — in a way that can not be seen
  • Galician: invisibelmente — in a way that can not be seen
  • German: unsichtbar — in a way that can not be seen
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰 (unanasiuniba) — in a way that can not be seen
  • Hungarian: láthatatlanul — in a way that can not be seen
  • Interlingua: invisibilemente — in a way that can not be seen
  • Italian: invisibilmente — in a way that can not be seen
  • Japanese: 隠れて (kakurete) — in a way that can not be seen
  • Japanese: 隠然と (inzen to) — in a way that can not be seen
  • Portuguese: invisivelmente — in a way that can not be seen
  • Russian: неви́димо (nevídimo) — in a way that can not be seen
  • Russian: скры́то (skrýto) — in a way that can not be seen
  • Serbo-Croatian: nevìdljivo — in a way that can not be seen
  • Serbo-Croatian: neòpazicē — in a way that can not be seen
  • Spanish: invisiblemente — in a way that can not be seen
  • Swedish: osynlig — in a way that can not be seen
  • Swedish: osynligt — in a way that can not be seen