Invisible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye

not prominent or readily noticeable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnvˈɪzᵻbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnvˈɪzɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnvˈɪzɪbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnvˈɪzᵻbəl/.

Examples

the invisible man
invisible rays
an invisible hinge

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inconspicuous unseeable

Antonyms

visible conspicuous

Parts of Speech

adjective	impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye “the invisible man”
adjective	not prominent or readily noticeable “he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole”

Word Forms

invisibleness	noun	the quality of not being perceivable by the eye
invisibility	noun	the quality of not being perceivable by the eye
inconspicuousness	noun	the quality of being not easily seen

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unsichtbar

unmöglich oder fast unmöglich zu sehen; für das Auge nicht wahrnehmbar

🇮🇹Italian

invisibile

impossibile o quasi impossibile da vedere; impercettibile all'occhio

🇳🇱Dutch

onzichtbaar

onmogelijk of bijna onmogelijk om te zien; voor het oog niet waarneembaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

invisível

impossível ou quase impossível de ver; imperceptível aos olhos

🇷🇺Russian

невидимый

невозможно или почти невозможно увидеть; незаметно для глаза

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अदृश्य

देखना असंभव या लगभग असंभव; आँख से अगोचर

🇧🇩Bengali

অদৃশ্য

দেখতে অসম্ভব বা প্রায় অসম্ভব; চোখের দ্বারা অদৃশ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்ணுக்கு தெரியாத

பார்க்க முடியாதது அல்லது கிட்டத்தட்ட சாத்தியமற்றது; கண்ணால் புலப்படாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

కనిపించని

చూడటం అసాధ్యం లేదా దాదాపు అసాధ్యం; కంటికి కనిపించదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अदृश्य

पाहणे अशक्य किंवा जवळजवळ अशक्य; डोळ्यांनी न दिसणारे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અદ્રશ્ય

જોવા માટે અશક્ય અથવા લગભગ અશક્ય; આંખ દ્વારા અગોચર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗೋಚರ

ನೋಡಲು ಅಸಾಧ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಬಹುತೇಕ ಅಸಾಧ್ಯ; ಕಣ್ಣಿನಿಂದ ಅಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അദൃശ്യമായ

കാണാൻ അസാധ്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഏതാണ്ട് അസാധ്യമാണ്; കണ്ണിന് അദൃശ്യമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਦਿੱਖ

ਦੇਖਣਾ ਅਸੰਭਵ ਜਾਂ ਲਗਭਗ ਅਸੰਭਵ; ਅੱਖ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਨਜ਼ਰਅੰਦਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

پوشیدہ

دیکھنا ناممکن یا تقریباً ناممکن؛ آنکھ سے ناقابل تصور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无形的

不可能或几乎不可能看到；肉眼无法察觉的

🇯🇵Japanese

見えない

見ることが不可能またはほぼ不可能。目には見えない

🇰🇷Korean

보이지 않는

볼 수 없거나 거의 불가능합니다. 눈으로 감지할 수 없는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô hình

không thể hoặc gần như không thể nhìn thấy; không thể nhận thấy bằng mắt

🇹🇭Thai

ล่องหน

เป็นไปไม่ได้หรือแทบจะเป็นไปไม่ได้เลยที่จะมองเห็น มองไม่เห็นด้วยตา

🇮🇩Indonesian

tak terlihat

mustahil atau hampir mustahil untuk dilihat; tidak terlihat oleh mata

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nakikita

imposible o halos imposibleng makita; hindi mahahalata ng mata

🇲🇾Malay

tidak kelihatan

mustahil atau hampir mustahil untuk dilihat; tidak dapat dilihat oleh mata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خفي

من المستحيل أو من المستحيل تقريبًا رؤيته؛ غير محسوس بالعين

🇮🇷Persian

نامرئی

دیدن غیر ممکن یا تقریبا غیر ممکن با چشم نامحسوس

🇹🇷Turkish

görünmez

görmek imkansız veya neredeyse imkansız; gözle algılanamaz

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּלתִי נִרְאֶה

בלתי אפשרי או כמעט בלתי אפשרי לראות; בלתי מורגש בעין

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What is the primary definition of the word 'invisible'?

The primary meaning of 'invisible' is 'impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye'.

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Using 'invisible' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'invisible' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'invisible' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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