English Dictionary: invisible | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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[94]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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. |