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invisible

/ɪnˈvɪzəbl/adjective

उच्चारण इन्विज़बल

अदृश्य

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adjective
  1. 1

    ~ (to sb/sth)

    that cannot be seen

    अदृश्य

    • Germs are invisible to the naked eye.
    • The ink becomes invisible when it dries.
    • Radio waves are invisible to the human eye.
    + 3 more examples
    • The stars become invisible in the city's bright light.
    • The word was written in invisible ink.
    • He felt invisible at the crowded party.

    Synonyms unseen hidden

    Opposite visible apparent

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

be invisible to sb

To names the people who cannot see the thing.

'To' उन लोगों को बताता है जो उस वस्तु को नहीं देख सकते।

  • Germs are invisible to the naked eye.
  • The star is invisible to us in the daytime.

invisible + noun (ink, barrier, wall)

Before a noun, invisible describes something that cannot be seen, or a hidden force.

Noun के पहले 'invisible' उस वस्तु का वर्णन करता है जो दिखाई नहीं देती, या किसी छिपी शक्ति का।

  • He wrote the secret message in invisible ink.
  • An invisible barrier kept the girls out of the sport.

become / remain / make sth invisible

These verbs show a change or continuing state of not being seen.

ये verbs न दिखने की बदलाव या चलती हुई अवस्था को बताते हैं।

  • The mist made the hills invisible.
  • Radhika felt invisible in the big crowd.

invisible earnings / invisible hand

In economics, invisible earnings are income from services, and the invisible hand is the market force.

अर्थशास्त्र में 'invisible earnings' सेवाओं से आय है और 'invisible hand' बाज़ार की शक्ति है।

  • Tourism brings invisible earnings to the country.
  • The invisible hand steers prices.
+Collocations 4

adverb + invisible

almostvirtuallypracticallycompletelynearlytotally

  • The fog made the road virtually invisible.

invisible + noun

inkmanbarrierwallenemythreat

  • Air pollution is an invisible enemy.

verb + invisible

becomeremainturnrendermakefeel

  • The thick cloud rendered the peak invisible.

invisible + preposition

invisible toinvisible frominvisible ininvisible against

  • The tiny insect was invisible against the leaf.
“More examples 5
  • Oxygen is an invisible gas that we need to breathe.

ऑक्सीजन एक अदृश्य गैस है जिसकी हमें साँस लेने के लिए आवश्यकता है।

  • The cat was invisible in the dark corner.

बिल्ली अँधेरे कोने में दिखाई नहीं दे रही थी।

  • Radhika used invisible ink to write a message for her friend.

राधिका ने अपनी सहेली के लिए संदेश लिखने हेतु अदृश्य स्याही का प्रयोग किया।

  • Bacteria are invisible without a microscope.

सूक्ष्मदर्शी के बिना बैक्टीरिया दिखाई नहीं देते।

  • Many women's contributions have remained invisible in history.

इतिहास में अनेक महिलाओं का योगदान अनदेखा रह गया है।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ Radiation is invisibly to us.

✓ Radiation is invisible to us.

After be, use the adjective invisible, not the adverb invisibly.

'Be' के बाद adjective 'invisible' आता है, adverb 'invisibly' नहीं।

✗ Germs are invisible by the eyes.

✓ Germs are invisible to the eye.

The preposition after invisible is to, not by.

'Invisible' के बाद preposition 'to' आता है, 'by' नहीं।

✗ The ghost is unvisible.

✓ The ghost is invisible.

The opposite of visible is invisible. 'Unvisible' is not a word.

'Visible' का विलोम 'invisible' है; 'unvisible' शब्द नहीं है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Invisible and unseen both mean not seen, but one is about the ability and the other about the fact.

'Invisible' और 'unseen' दोनों का अर्थ न दिखना है, पर एक क्षमता और दूसरा तथ्य को बताता है।

invisible

Cannot be seen at all by the eye.

आँख से बिल्कुल दिखाई नहीं देने वाला।

  • Ultraviolet light is invisible.

unseen

Not seen, though it could be seen.

जो देखा नहीं गया, हालाँकि देखा जा सकता था।

  • He left the hall unseen.

hidden

Put where it cannot be found on purpose.

जानबूझकर ऐसे स्थान पर रखा गया जहाँ मिल न सके।

  • The key was hidden under the mat.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

unseen hidden

Antonyms

visible apparent

?Which word?

Keep the in- set apart: invisible (not seen), invincible (not defeated), inevitable (not avoided), inaudible (not heard), incredible (not believed).

In- वाले शब्दों को अलग-अलग याद रखिए: invisible (जो दिखे नहीं), invincible (जो हारे नहीं), inevitable (जो टले नहीं), inaudible (जो सुनाई न दे), incredible (जिस पर विश्वास न हो)।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

That which cannot be seen.

'जो दिखाई न दे' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।