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English Dictionary: invisible by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
invisible
adj
  1. impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending"
    Synonym(s): invisible, unseeable
    Antonym(s): seeable, visible
  2. not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man"
    Synonym(s): inconspicuous, invisible
    Antonym(s): conspicuous
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.
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