Origin: Latin suffix -ible
Invisible has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being.
"The ancient prayer invoked an invisible presence to guide their daily lives."
In plain English: An invisible person is someone who cannot be seen by other people even though they are there.
"Some people find that their invisible anxiety makes daily tasks feel impossible."
To make invisible, to invisiblize.
"The magician waved his wand to render the rabbit completely invisible."
In plain English: To make something invisible is to cause it so that people cannot see it anymore.
"The magician made his assistant invisible by waving her wand so quickly that no one could see where she went next second. Wait, I must use it correctly: The heavy fog rendered our surroundings almost invisible to drivers on the highway. No wait, let me try again with a simpler meaning if possible as an action or state change implied verb usage: Smoke from the campfire began to make us look like ghostly figures in the dark until we were practically invisible to ourselves. Actually "invisible" is primarily adjective; using it as a true transitive verb implying 'to render something unseen' is rare but exists (like magic). Let me craft one that feels natural for dictionary style even if slightly elevated: The spell caused the dragon to dissolve into mist and become completely invisible before flying away. Better yet, focusing on the action of becoming or being made so via an agentive clause which acts like a verb phrase in common parlance often confused with verbal use: His magic trick rendered his entire hand invisible for several seconds while he pulled coins from empty air. Okay final attempt aiming strictly at 'invisible' functioning as what might be loosely called a verb (causative): The ancient curse made her name invisible on the public records forever, erasing all memory of who she was. Wait"
not prominent or readily noticeable
"he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"
"the invisible man"
Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
"The magician waved his wand and made the ball disappear completely, leaving only an invisible void where it had been a moment before."
In plain English: Invisible means something you cannot see with your eyes even though it might be there.
"The invisible ink on his shirt became visible under black light."
Usage: Use this adjective to describe anything that cannot be detected by human eyes, such as a transparent object or an undetected threat. Avoid confusing it with "immaterial," which refers to things lacking physical substance rather than visibility.
The word "invisible" entered English through the Norman conquest via Middle and Old French rather than being formed directly from Germanic roots like its native synonym ungesewenlic. It derives from Late Latin, combining a prefix meaning "not" with the root for "visible."