invisible

noun

plural invisibles

: an invisible person or thing : someone or something that cannot be seen or perceived

… the significant aspect of his reign, its failure of concern for the religious crisis, has been overlooked as the invisibles of history usually are.

—Barbara W. Tuchman

"There are too many invisibles in the ad business. It depends too much on intangible relationships and chemistry."

—Helen Ver Standig

Examples of invisible in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These small invisibles consume precious energy and prevent the deeper, generative work from getting your best attention. —Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025

The two invisibles bond a bit as Archie is rescued. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1635, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing invisible

• invisible hand
• invisible ink

Rhymes for invisible

• risible
• visible
• divisible
• metabolizable

Kids Definition

invisible

adjective

in·​vis·​i·​ble (ˈ)in-ˈviz-ə-bəl 

1

: impossible to see

sound is invisible

2

: being so small or slight as to be hardly noticeable

an invisible error

invisibility

(ˌ)in-ˌviz-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

invisibly

(ˈ)in-ˈviz-ə-blē 

adverb