Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

invisible

/ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
in-vis-i-ble
IPA
/ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
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Meaning

adj

Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.

adj

Apparently, but not actually, offline.

adj

That is ignored by a person.

verb

To make invisible, to invisiblize.

noun

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

Obsolete

noun

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

Obsolete

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Etymology

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

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How do you pronounce invisible?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/.
What does invisible mean?
Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
Where does invisible come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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