invisible

/ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
adjectiveverb

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

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 4 meanings

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

  2. Not appearing on the surface.

  3. Apparently, but not actually, offline.

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

  4. That is ignored by a person.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To make invisible, to invisiblize.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

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

Similar and opposite words

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unseeableunvisibleviewlessinvishiddenlatentdisapparentinapparent
Opposite
apparentvisible

INVISIBLE at a glance

INVISIBLE has 9 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + V 4 + I 1 + S 1 + I 1 + B 3 + L 1 + E 1) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,056 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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