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Definition: Invisible |
InvisibleAdjective1. Impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending". 2. Not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "invisible" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1120. (references) |
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Business | Invisible items, such as financial services, included in the current balance of payments accounts, as distinct from physically visible imports, exports and re-exports of goods. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Something is invisible if it can not be seen. Possible causes are:Radiation is invisible outside some wavelength range.
- too small
- behind something else
- transparent
- the same as the background
- too dark
Visibility also depends on the eyes of the observer and/or the instruments used. Thus one can say "invisible to" and then a person, animal, instrument, etc.
Less exotically, invisibility can be achieved, or at least approximated, by camouflage.
Making use of real-time image displayed on a wearable display, scientists are able to create a see-through effect, if not invisibility.
Invisibility (lower visibility) for radar is called stealth technology.
Rings, cloaks, other devices and potions that render the wearer invisible have long featured in myths, fairy tales and role playing games. The concept of invisibility has also been explored in several movies, many of them comedies.
Some mystical creatures can make themselves invisible at will, such as Chinese dragons in some tales, which can shrink so small that humans cannot see.
According to physics a truly invisible man would be blind. The eye works by absorbing photons, however transparency would dictate that no photon would be absorbed.
Examples of invisibility devices in fiction:
- The ring of Gyges, described in a story in Plato's Republic. A peasant finds a ring in the tomb of a dead king which allows him to become invisible at will. Plato has him enter the palace, seduce the queen, and plot to kill the king, arguing that power, such as this, corrupts absolutely.
- The hero Perseus went equipped with a helmet of invisibility to kill Medusa.
- The Invisible Man (1897) by H. G. Wells is a well-known novel about invisibility.
- One function of the One Ring in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series was to render the user invisible. Unfortunately, it had an evil influence with negative effects on the wearer's sanity.
- The Philadelphia Experiment, a project to make a ship invisible.
- The movie serial Predator depicts an alien race that achieves invisibility by use of a special kind of suit. Such a suit should really be possible, see external links below.
- The Harry Potter series featured a cloak of invisibility that, when worn, makes the covered body parts, including the clothing beneath the cloak, the cloak itself and perhaps also the contents of the pockets, invisible. The cloak does not stop one from being solid or making noise.
- In comic books, there are superheroes like the Invisible Woman that have the power to become invisible at will as well as wizards like Doctor Strange who have invisibility spells in their possession.
- Douglas Adams proposed the Somebody Else's Problem field in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
External links
- info on "stealth suit"
- Some examples
- Such a suit really made Note: the picture was taken by a special camera that displays images behind the wearer of the suit. The suit itself does not render invisibility. In essence, the suit functions as a bluescreen onto which the image behind the suit can be displayed through camera.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Invisibility."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The invisible balance is that part of the balance of trade figures that refers to services and commercial money transfer that does not result in the transfer of physical objects. Examples include consulting services, tourism, and patent license revenues. This figure is usually generated by tertiary industry.
In countries with more developed economies, this is a very important part of the figure, as a more developed economy is liable to import basic goods and food owing to the cheaper costs of production (especially labour) abroad. In order to get the balance of trade positive, the invisible balance must be greater than the negative effect of the visible balance.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Invisible balance."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
For the other meaning of the word "see", see episcopal see.
Vision or seeing is one of the senses, consisting of the ability to detect light and interpret (see) it as the perception known as sight or naked eye vision. Something is invisible if within one's line of sight; yet, unseen.
There is disagreement as to whether or not this constitutes one, two or even three distinct senses. Some people make a distinction between "black and white" vision and the perception of colour, and others point out that rod vision uses different physical detectors on the retina from cone vision. Some argue that the perception of depth also constitutes a sense, but others argue that this is really cognition (that is, post-sensory) function derived from having stereoscopic vision (two eyes) and is not a sensory perception as such.
The eye is the light-sensitive organ that performs the first stages of vision. The eye's retina performs the first stages of visual perception processing, with the remaining stages of visual perception occurring in the optic nerve and the visual cortex of the brain.
See also:
Reference: Rudolph Arnheim (1954). Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye. Berkeley: University of California Press.
- phi phenomenon
- persistence of vision
- optical illusions
- color and color vision
- peripheral vision
- flicker fusion and the persistence of vision
- color blindness
- blindsight
- brightness and contrast
- binocular vision and depth perception
- consciousness and visual qualia
- optometry
- phosphenes
- pattern recognition and computer vision
- neuroscience and cognitive science
- Visual perception in dreams
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Visual perception."
Synonyms: InvisibleSynonyms: inconspicuous (adj), unseeable (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: conspicuous (adj), visible (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Angel | Saint, patron saint, Madonna; invisible helpers. |
Concealment | Behind a screen; undercover, under an eclipse; in ambush, in hiding, in disguise; in a cloud, in a fog, in a mist, in a haze, in a dark corner; in the shade, in the dark; clouded, wrapped in clouds, wrapt in clouds; invisible; buried, underground, perdu; secluded. |
Latency Implication | Unapparent, unknown, unseen; in the background; invisible; indiscoverable, dark; impenetrable; (unintelligible); unspied, unsuspected. |
Littleness | Impalpable, intangible, evanescent, imperceptible, invisible, inappreciable, insignificant, inconsiderable, trivial; infinitesimal, homoeopathic; atomic, subatomic, corpuscular, molecular; rudimentary, rudimental; embryonic, vestigial. |
Unintelligibility | Obscure, dark, muddy, clear as mud, seen through a mist, dim, nebulous, shrouded in mystery; opaque, dense; undiscernible; (invisible); misty; (opaque); hidden; latent. |
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Screenplays | He strolled, like a man in a park without a care or a worry in the world, like he had on an invisible coat that would shield him from this place (The Shawshank Redemption; writing credit: Frank Darabont) I am invisible, and I am wet. (The Princess Diaries; writing credit: Gina Wendkos) Let me just type it up on my invisible typewriter (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Get invisible Plucky (Tiny Toon Adventures; writing credit: Charles Adler; Pat Allee) The soul takes flight to the world that is eternal invisible. But there arriving she is sure of bliss, and forever dwells in paradise (Lady Jane; writing credit: Chris Bryant; David Edgar) | |
Lyrics | Baby, to you, all I am is the invisible man (Invisible Man; performing artist: 98 Degrees; writing credit: Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein, and Steve Kipner) And parting with them is like parting with invisible best friends (Precious Illusions; performing artist: Alanis Morissette) Right now I feel invisible to you, like I'm not real (Losing Grip; performing artist: AVRIL LAVIGNE) You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal (Like a Rolling Stone; performing artist: Bob Dylan) He's not invisible anymore (Stole; performing artist: Kelly Rowland) | |
Clever | WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe you are invisible. (references; author: unknown) Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the impossible! (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Invisible Boxer (1972) La Vie amoureuse de l'homme invisible (1971) El Hombre invisible ataca (1967) | |
Song Titles | Invisible Touch (performing artist: Genesis) | |
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 | Astronomers have ruled out the possibility that red dwarf stars constitute the invisible ... Credit: NASA. |  | Invisible Point. North Island. Cape Muzon. In: Pacific Coast Pilot Alaska Part I 1883. P. 64. Library call number VK943 .N3 1883. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Jellyfish and their plankton prey concentrate along invisible water boundaries. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | Wonders of the invisible world: being an account of the trials of several witches, lately executed in New England...by Cotton Mather. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Don't talk, the web is spun for you with invisible threads, keep out of it, help to destroy it--spies are listening. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | They've got an invisible program to end an undeclared war backed by the silent majority. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Mr. Invisible" by C.H. So Commentary: "Mr. Invisible is putting his cool summer bears on!!!." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Francis Bacon | Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible. |
Henry Ward Beecher | Interest works night and day in fair weather and in foul. It gnaws at a man's substance with invisible teeth. |
John Milton | For neither man nor angel can discern hypocrisy, the only evil that walks invisible, except to God alone. |
Jonathan Swift | Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. |
O. Henry Porter | She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership). |
Stanislaw J. Lec | Intelligence, in diapers, is invisible. And when it matures, out the window it flies. We have to pounce on it earlier. |
William Shakespeare | O thou invisible spirit of wine! if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil! |
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The Little Prince | Antoine de Saint-Exupery | It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; What is essential is invisible to the eye. |
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | Sylvie stooped and patted the invisible Nero |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The inexorable invisible, what an obsession |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He strode homeward, conscious of an invisible grace pervading and making light his limbs |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | You may often detect a yet smoother and darker water, separated from the rest as if by an invisible cobweb, boom of the water nymphs, resting on it. |
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Health | Impaired movements of the fingers may appear as though the patient is playing an invisible guitar or piano. (references) | |
A procedure called a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) detects invisible amounts of blood in the feces, a possible sign of several disorders, including colon cancer. (references) | ||
Business | Financial services are also known as intangible or invisible services. (references) | |
Germany also subscribes to the OECD Code on Capital Movements and Invisible Transactions (CMIT). (references) | ||
Both visible and invisible barriers are nonetheless present to foreign investors, several of which can be easily identified. (references) | ||
Economic History | Greece | Net transfers from the EU (3.4 percent of GDP) and tourism receipts represent the bulk of invisible accounts. (references) |
Djibouti | Djibouti's unfavorable balance of trade is offset partially by invisible earnings such as transit taxes and harbor dues. (references) | |
Guatemala | Rather, the local value added created by the textile assembly industry is counted as an invisible - the export of services. (references) | |
Political Economy | GREECE | Tourism receipts, emigrant remittances, shipping receipts, and transfers from the EU form the core of Greece's invisible earnings. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | CLAIRVOYANT, n. A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron, namely, that he is a blockhead. |
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| "Invisible" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.03% of the time. "Invisible" is used about 1,269 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 98.03% | 1,244 | 6,293 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.97% | 25 | 69,787 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,269 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "invisible": invisible account ♦ invisible balance ♦ Invisible bird ♦ invisible character ♦ invisible exports ♦ invisible failure ♦ Invisible green ♦ invisible helpers ♦ invisible ink ♦ invisible mender ♦ invisible mending ♦ the invisible. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "invisible": almost-invisible, near-invisible, nearly-invisible, semi-invisible. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "invisible"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i padukshëm (concealed, imperceptible, inappreciable, noteless, obscure, occult, unostentatious, unseen), i padallueshëm (indiscernible, indistinct, indistinctive, indistinguishable, insensible, undistinguishable, undistinguished). (various references) | |
Arabic | محجوب (covered, submerged), غير منظور (sightless, unseen), غير مرأي (unrealizable), خفي (covert, cryptic, disguised, hidden, mysterious, occult, secret, stealthy, surreptitious, ulterior, unseen, veiled). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | неразличим (impalpable, inconspicuous, indiscernible, indistinguishable), невидим (sightless, unseen, viewless), незабележим (inappreciable, inconspicuous, indetectable, indiscernible, indistinguishable, undistinguishable, unseen). (various references) | |
Chinese | 無形 , 无形 (formless, intangible). (various references) | |
Czech | neviditelný (viewless). (various references) | |
Danish | Usynlig. (various references) | |
Dutch | Onzichtbaar (imperceptible). (various references) | |
Farsi | مخفی (Clandestine, Closet, Hid, Secret, Slinky, Undercover), ناپدید, نامعلوم (Conditional, Equivocal, Hazy, Incalculable, Inconspicuous, Indescribable, Indistinct, Pendant, Uncertain, Uncharted, Unknown, Unlimited), غیرمحسوس (Impalpable, Imperceptible, Inappreciative, Inconspicuous), غیرقابل مشاهده (Imperceptible), غیرقابل تشخیص (Indiscernibleable), غنامرءی . (various references) | |
Finnish | Näkymätön. (various references) | |
French | invisible. (various references) | |
German | unsichtbar (indiscernible, invisibly, unseeable, unseen, unseenly). (various references) | |
Greek | ισοζύγιο άδηλων συναλλαγών (invisible account, invisibles balance), αόρατοσ (unseen, viewless), αόρατος, αθώρητοσ, αθέατοσ (viewless), αθέατος (unseen), Αόρατη. (various references) | |
Hebrew | בלתי נראה, סמוי (covert, indiscernible, latent, unobserved, unseen). (various references) | |
Hungarian | láthatatlan (unseen, unsighted, viewless). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tak kelihatan (imperceptible, unseen), gaib (hidden, incrutable, magic, mysterious, occult, supernatural, unseen). (various references) | |
Italian | invisibile (unseeable, viewless). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 冥々 (dark, divine), 冥冥 (dark, divine), インド洋 (imbalance, impact, impact loan, impedance, impulse, in high, Indian Ocean, in-house, inner, inner life, inner space, inner trip, inner venture, instrument panel, Inverness, inverse, inverter, invisible risk, invitation). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | めいめい (christening, dark, divine, each, individual, naming), インビジブル . (various references) | |
Korean | 보이지 않는 (unseen). (various references) | |
Manx | neuakinagh, gyn-fakin, do-akin (indiscernible, indistinguishable). (various references) | |
Norwegian | usynlig. (various references) | |
Papiamen | invisibel. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | invisibleay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Invisível (sightless, unseen, unsighted, viewless). (various references) | |
Romanian | invizibil (unseen, viewless), nevãzut (scarce, unseen, viewless), care nu poate fi vãzut. (various references) | |
Russian | невидимый (sightless, stealthy, unseen, viewless). (various references) | |
Scottish | neo-fhaicsinneach (a. invisible). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | nevidljiv (unseen). (various references) | |
Spanish | invisible (indiscernible, sightless, unseeable, unseen, unsighted). (various references) | |
Swedish | osynlig (imperceptible, unseen, unsighted). (various references) | |
Turkish | görünmez (out of sight). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | таємний (arcane, back door, backstairs, clandestine, close, closet, colorable, colourable, covert, cryptic, esoteric, hideaway, hole-and-corner, hugger mugger, hush hush, mystic, occult, occulted, offscreen, private, secret, sly, sneaking, stealthy, subterranean, surreptitious, undercover), невидимий (blind, sightless, unseen, viewless). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | vật vô hình, vật không nhìn thấy được, người không nhìn thấy được, không thể trông thấy được. (various references) | |
Welsh | anweledig (unseen). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | invisibilem, invisibili, invisibilia, invisibilibus, invisibilis. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | mainyêush. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Romans Chapter 1, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ta gar aorata autou apo ktisewV kosmou toiV poihmasin nooumena kaqoratai h te aidioV autou dunamiV kai qeiothV eiV to einai autouV anapologhtouV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Invisibilia enim ipsius a creatura mundi per ea quae facta sunt intellecta conspiciuntur sempiterna quoque eius virtus et divinitas ut sint inexcusabiles |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Forðy sið þære worulde frumgesceaft wæron Godes unsihtlicu mæl—his ece mægen and godlic gecynd—swutollice gesyne, and forstanden fram þam þæt þe wæs gewyrht, swa þæt menn sind beladungleasse. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For the vnuysible thingis of hym, that ben vndurstondun, ben biholdun of the creature of the world, bi tho thingis that ben maad, yhe, and the euerlastynge vertu of hym and the godhed, so that thei mowe not be excusid. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | So that his invisible thinges: that is to saye his eternall power and godhed are vnderstonde and sene by the workes from the creacion of the worlde. So that they are without excuse |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For from the first making of the world, those things of God which the eye is unable to see, that is, his eternal power and existence, are fully made clear, he having given the knowledge of them through the things which he has made, so that men have no reason for wrongdoing: |
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| Language | Romans Chapter 1, Verse 20 |
| Cebuano | Kay sukad pa sa pagkatukod sa kalibutan ang iyang dili makita nga kinaiya, nga mao ang iyang dayong gahum ug pagka-Dios, sa tin-aw naila na pinaagi sa mga butang nga iyang nabuhat. Busa wala silay ikapangulipas; |
| Croatian | Uistinu, ono nevidljivo njegovo, vjeèna njegova moæ i božanstvo, onamo od stvaranja svijeta, umom se po djelima razabire tako da nemaju isprike. |
| Danish | Thi hans usynlige Væsen, både hans evige Kraft og Guddommelighed, skues fra Verdens Skabelse af, idet det forstås af hans Gerninger, så at de have ingen Undskyldning. |
| Dutch | Want Zijn onzienlijke dingen worden, van de schepping der wereld aan, uit de schepselen verstaan en doorzien, beide Zijn eeuwige kracht en Goddelijkheid, opdat zij niet te verontschuldigen zouden zijn. |
| Finnish | Sillä hänen näkymätön olemuksensa, hänen iankaikkinen voimansa ja jumalallisuutensa, ovat, kun niitä hänen teoissansa tarkataan, maailman luomisesta asti nähtävinä, niin etteivät he voi millään itseänsä puolustaa, |
| French | En effet, les perfections invisibles de Dieu, sa puissance éternelle et sa divinité, se voient comme à l`oeil, depuis la création du monde, quand on les considère dans ses ouvrages. Ils sont donc inexcusables, |
| German | damit daß Gottes unsichtbares Wesen, das ist seine ewige Kraft und Gottheit, wird ersehen, so man des wahrnimmt, an den Werken, nämlich an der Schöpfung der Welt; also daß sie keine Entschuldigung haben, |
| Haitian Creole | Se vre wi. Depi Bondye te fin kreye tout bagay, tout moun ki egzaminen travay li yo ka konprann ki kalite moun Bondye ye, bagay nou pa ka wè ak je nou: ki vle di, jan li gen yon pouvwa ki p'ap janm fini, jan li se Bondye tout bon. Se sak fè moun sa yo pa gen eskiz menm. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Semenjak Allah menciptakan dunia, sifat-sifat Allah yang tidak kelihatan, yaitu keadaan-Nya sebagai Allah dan kuasa-Nya yang abadi, sudah dapat difahami oleh manusia melalui semua yang telah diciptakan. Jadi manusia sama sekali tidak punya alasan untuk membenarkan diri. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena semenjak awal kejadian alam segala sifat-Nya yang tiada kelihatan, yaitu kodrat dan zat ilahiat-Nya yang kekal itu, dapat dipandang terang dengan akal di dalam yang dijadikan, supaya mereka itu tiada dapat mendalihkan dirinya; |
| Italian | Infatti, dalla creazione del mondo in poi, le sue perfezioni invisibili possono essere contemplate con l'intelletto nelle opere da lui compiute, come la sua eterna potenza e divinità; |
| Maori | E kitea nuitia ana hoki nga mea ona, kahore nei i kitea, no te hanganga iho ra o te ao, e mohiotia ana ki nga mea i hanga, ara tona kaha mau tonu, me tona atuatanga; kia kore ai he kupu whakahoki ma ratou: |
| Norwegian | For hans usynlige vesen, både hans evige kraft og hans guddommelighet, er synlig fra verdens skapelse av, idet det kjennes av hans gjerninger, forat de skal være uten undskyldning, |
| Portuguese | Pois os seus atributos invisíveis, o seu eterno poder e divindade, são claramente vistos desde a criação do mundo, sendo percebidos mediante as coisas criadas, de modo que eles são inescusáveis; |
| Rumanian | Kn adevqr, knsuwirile nevqzute ale Lui, puterea Lui vecinicq wi dumnezeirea Lui, se vqd lqmurit, dela facerea lumii, cknd te uiyi cu bqgare de seamq la ele kn lucrurile fqcute de El. Awa cq nu se pot desvinovqyi; |
| Shuar | Kame Yámankamtaikniumia Yus Wáinchataitiat ni najanamurijiai juka paant nekaamniaiti: Nekas Yus asa tuke kakarmaiti. Nusha ti paant asamtai nu shuar tsankurnarchartatui. |
| Swahili | Tangu Mungu alipoumba ulimwengu, uwezo wake wa milele na uungu wake, ingawa havionekani kwa macho, vinafahamika wazi. Watu wanaweza kuyajua mambo hayo kutokana na vitu hivyo alivyoumba Mungu. Kwa hiyo hawana njia yoyote ya kujitetea! |
| Swedish | Ty hans osynliga väsen, hans eviga makt och gudomshärlighet hava ända ifrån världens skapelse varit synliga, i det att de kunna förstås genom hans verk. Så äro de då utan ursäkt. |
| Uma | Apa' nau' uma tahiloi lence Alata'ala, ngkai lomo' kajadi' dunia' incana moto hi manusia' kabeiwa-na Alata'ala. Ngkai hawe'ea to napajadi', tahilo kabohe tuwu' -na pai' tahilo wo'o baraka' -na to uma ria kahudua-na. Jadi', uma ria manusia' to ma'ala mpo'uli': "Uma-kuna ku'incai!" |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "invisible": invisibleness, invisiblenesses, invisibles. (additional references) | |
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"Invisible" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: invensible, investible, investicl, invinsible, invisable, invisibal, ionisable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "invisible" (pronounced i'nvi"zubul) |
| 7 | -v i" z u b u l | indivisible, divisible, visible. |
| 5 | -z u b u l | inexcusable, infeasible, advisable, analyzable, disposable, excusable, exercisable, feasible, fusible, implausible, inadvisable, plausible, realizable, recognizable, reusable, sizable, sizeable, unfeasible, unrecognizable, unusable, usable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, inflammable, inflatable, acceptable, accessible, abominable, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disreputable, distinguishable, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, execrable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sociable, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-i-i-i-l-n-s-v" | |
-2 letters: visible. | |
-3 letters: blinis, levins, livens, sileni, snivel. | |
-4 letters: biles, bines, blini, evils, ivies, lenis, levin, liens, lines, liven, lives, nisei, veils, veins, vibes, vines. | |
-5 letters: bels, bens, bile, bine, bins, bise, blin, evil, ibis, isle, leis, lens, libs, lien, lies, line, lins, live, nebs, nevi, nibs, nils, nisi, sine, snib, veil, vein, vibe, vies. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-i-i-i-l-n-s-v" | |
+1 letter: invisibles. | |
+2 letters: biliverdins, indivisible. | |
+3 letters: disbelieving, indivisibles, intervisible, misbelieving. | |
+4 letters: inviabilities, invisibleness, vendibilities. | |
+5 letters: invincibleness, invisibilities, navigabilities, venerabilities. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Translations: Ancient | 17. Bible Trace 18. Derivations 19. Rhymes 20. Anagrams | 21. Bibliography |
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