invisible

Definition

  • adjective: impossible to see
  • adjective: incapable by nature of being seen
  • used to describe money from foreign countries that is received from providing services (such as banking and tourism) rather than from selling products
  • synonyms: rosicrucian, unseeable, viewless

Examples

  • a letter written in 'invisible ink' [=ink that can only be seen when it is specially treated in some way]

  • It felt like I was 'invisible' at the party. [=no one was paying any attention to me at the party]

  • With the telescope we can see details of the planet's surface that are ordinarily 'invisible'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Are you coming back to bed? - Yeah, yeah. I'll be right there, babe. Hi, Elaine. What did you think of the coffee table? It's invisible. So is everything cool or what? Yeah, you seem a little bit dysfunctional. - Well... - Come on, Elaine... (..)
    1991 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Truth Season: 3 Episode 2
  • (..) - No. Come on up. Can you believe somebody threw this out? I'm gonna make a coffee table out of this and surprise Tina. Well, wouldn't it be invisible? I mean, what, are you gonna just sense it's in front of the couch? Well... Hello. Hello. (..)
    1991 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Truth Season: 3 Episode 2