Hypertext Webster Gateway: "invisible"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Invisible \In*vis"i*ble\, a. [F. invisible, L. invisibilis. See
{In-} not, and {Visible}.]
Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not
visible.

To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest
works. --Milton.

{Invisible bird} (Zo["o]l.), a small, shy singing bird
({Myadestes sibilons}), of St. Vincent Islands.

{Invisible green}, a very dark shade of green, approaching to
black, and liable to be mistaken for it.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Invisible \In*vis"i*ble\, n.
1. An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the
Supreme Being.

2. A Rosicrucian; -- so called because avoiding declaration
of his craft. [Obs.]

3. (Eccl. Hist.) One of those (as in the 16th century) who
denied the visibility of the church. --Shipley.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

invisible
adj 1: impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the
eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an
invisible hinge"; "invisible mending" [syn: {unseeable}]
[ant: {visible}]
2: not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string
through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man" [syn:
{inconspicuous}] [ant: {conspicuous}]


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