invisible
adjective
- cannot be seen
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English invisible, from Old French invisible, from Late Latin invīsibilis. Displaced native Old English unġesewenlīċ. Morphologically in- + visible.
- Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
“Unſpeakable, who ſitſt above theſe Heavens / To us inviſible or dimly ſeen / In theſe thy loweſt works,[…]”
“The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.[…]Their example was followed by others at a time when the master of Mohair was superintending in person the docking of some two-year-olds, and equally invisible.”
- Not appearing on the surface.
“The physical covering of this image limited the Christians’ view, rendering the image invisible on all but a few occasions.”
- Apparently, but not actually, offline.
“I went invisible so that my ex-girlfriend wouldn't send me instant messages.”
- That is ignored by a person.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English invisible, from Old French invisible, from Late Latin invīsibilis. Displaced native Old English unġesewenlīċ. Morphologically in- + visible.
- An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being.
- A Rosicrucian; so called because avoiding declaration of his craft.
- One of those (as in the 16th century) who denied the visibility of the church.
“Invisibles. Heretics who denied the visibility of the Church”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English invisible, from Old French invisible, from Late Latin invīsibilis. Displaced native Old English unġesewenlīċ. Morphologically in- + visible.
- To make invisible, to invisiblize.
“In the next section I look at some of the factors that contribute to the “invisibling” of people in later life in terms of the marginalization and splitting that occurs in providing decent psychological as well as physical care.”