unnoticeable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈnoʊtɪsəbəl/ UK /ʌnˈnəʊtɪsəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not easily seen or perceived

The repair was so neat as to be virtually unnoticeable.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not easily seen or perceived imperceptible inconspicuous invisible indiscernible subtle unobtrusive

Opposites

noticeable conspicuous obvious prominent

Word family

Derived forms unnoticeably

Related forms notice noticeable noticeably

Etymology

From un- ('not') + noticeable, from notice (from Latin notitia, 'a being known') + -able.

un- Old English notitia Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unnoticeable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈnoʊtɪsəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈnəʊtɪsəbəl/

## Meanings
1. not easily seen or perceived

## Examples
- The repair was so neat as to be virtually unnoticeable.

## Synonyms
- imperceptible
- inconspicuous
- invisible
- indiscernible
- subtle
- unobtrusive

## Antonyms
- noticeable
- conspicuous
- obvious
- prominent

## Derived Forms
- unnoticeably

## Related Forms
- notice
- noticeable
- noticeably

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: notitia

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + noticeable, from notice (from Latin notitia, 'a being known') + -able.

## AI Etymology
Unnoticeable is from un- ('not') + noticeable, from notice (from Latin notitia, 'a being known') + -able. Important recorded forms include un- (Old English) and notitia (Latin). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers not easily seen or perceived. The wider family includes derived forms such as unnoticeably and related words such as notice, noticeable, and noticeably.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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