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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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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