INVISIBLE


Meaning of INVISIBLE in English

1.

If you describe something as ~, you mean that it cannot be seen, for example because it is transparent, hidden, or very small.

The lines were so finely etched as to be ~ from a distance...

? visible

ADJ: usu v-link ADJ

invisibly

A thin coil of smoke rose almost invisibly into the sharp, bright sky.

ADV: ADV with v

2.

You can use ~ when you are talking about something that cannot be seen but has a definite effect. In this sense, ~ is often used before a noun which refers to something that can usually be seen.

Parents fear they might overstep these ~ boundaries...

ADJ: ADJ n

invisibly

...the tradition that invisibly shapes things in the present.

ADV: ADV with v

3.

If you say that you feel ~, you are complaining that you are being ignored by other people. If you say that a particular problem or situation is ~, you are complaining that it is not being considered or dealt with.

The problems of the poor are largely ~.

ADJ

invisibility

...the invisibility of women’s concerns in society.

N-UNCOUNT

4.

In stories, ~ people or things have a magic quality which makes people unable to see them.

...The Invisible Man.

ADJ

5.

In economics, ~ earnings are the money that a country makes as a result of services such as banking and tourism, rather than by producing goods. (BUSINESS)

Tourism is Britain’s single biggest ~ export...

? visible

ADJ: ADJ n

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