invisible

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled in-visible

US /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/ See IPA manual

Freq #3740

Meanings

1

adj
Impossible to see; not able to be seen.

Air is invisible, but you can feel it when the wind blows.
2

adj
Not easily noticed or not appearing on the surface.

The crack was almost invisible until you looked closely.

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Synonyms

1 adj · impossible to see; not able... unseeable

2 adj · not easily noticed or not... hidden inconspicuous

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Related forms invisibilityinvisibilizeinvisiblenessinvisibly

Etymology

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

invisible Middle English invīsibilis la-lat

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# invisible

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
**Frequency rank:** 3740

## Meanings
1. Impossible to see; not able to be seen.
2. Not easily noticed or not appearing on the surface.

## Examples
- Air is invisible, but you can feel it when the wind blows.
- The crack was almost invisible until you looked closely.

## Related Forms
- invisibility
- invisibilize
- invisibleness
- invisibly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: invisible
- Root: invīsibilis
- Affix: in- - not

## Etymology
From Middle English invisible, from Old French invisible, from Late Latin invīsibilis. Displaced native Old English unġesewenlīċ. Morphologically in- + visible.

## AI Etymology
Invisible comes from Middle English invisible, from Old French invisible, from Late Latin invīsibilis. Displaced native Old English unġesewenlīċ. Morphologically in- + visible. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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