Standard Lemma guide

visibly

adv · 3 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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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈvɪz.ə.bli/
  • /ˈvɪzɪbli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: V IH1 Z AH0 B L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a visible manner; openly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He was visibly upset while reading the news live on air about the school shooting.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

so as to be visible

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the sign was visibly displayed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a visible manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was visibly upset

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: invisibly

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English visible Middle English -ly English -ly English visibly From visible + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ви́димо (vídimo) — in a visible manner
  • Bulgarian: очевидно (očevidno) — in a visible manner
  • Catalan: visiblement — in a visible manner
  • Catalan: a la vista — in a visible manner
  • Dutch: zichtbaar — in a visible manner
  • Esperanto: videble — in a visible manner
  • French: visiblement — in a visible manner
  • Galician: visiblemente — in a visible manner
  • German: sichtbar — in a visible manner
  • Hungarian: láthatóan — in a visible manner
  • Hungarian: szemlátomást — in a visible manner
  • Italian: visibilmente — in a visible manner
  • Japanese: はっきり (hakkiri) — in a visible manner
  • Japanese: 目に見えて (me ni miete) — in a visible manner
  • Japanese: 明らかに (akiraka ni) — in a visible manner
  • Japanese: 瞭然と (ryōzen to) — in a visible manner
  • Latvian: redzams — in a visible manner
  • Latvian: redzami — in a visible manner
  • Portuguese: visivelmente — in a visible manner
  • Russian: ви́димо (vídimo) — in a visible manner
  • Russian: я́вно (jávno) — in a visible manner
  • Russian: заме́тно (zamétno) — in a visible manner
  • Sanskrit: प्रकटम् (prakaṭam) — in a visible manner
  • Spanish: visiblemente — in a visible manner
  • Spanish: a ojos vistas — in a visible manner