invisible

adj
/ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from invīsibilis
  2. derived from invisible
  3. inherited from invisible

Definitions

  1. Unable to be seen

    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,[…]
  2. 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.
  3. Apparently, but not actually, offline.

    • I went invisible so that my ex-girlfriend wouldn't send me instant messages.
  4. + 5 more definitions
    1. That is ignored by a person.

    2. 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.
    3. An invisible person or thing

      An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being.

    4. A Rosicrucian

      A Rosicrucian; so called because avoiding declaration of his craft.

    5. One of those (as in the 16th century) who denied the visibility of the church.

      • Invisibles. Heretics who denied the visibility of the Church

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at invisible. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01invisible02unable03render04interpretation05interpreting06obscure07inconspicuous

A definitional loop anchored at invisible. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at invisible

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA