visible

English Online Dictionary. What means visible‎? What does visible mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English visible, from Old French visible, from Late Latin visibilis (“that may be seen”), from Latin videre (“to see”), past participle visus; see vision. Displaced native Old English ġesewenlīċ.

Pronunciation

• enPR: vĭz'ə-bəl, IPA^(key): /ˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
• Rhymes: -ɪbəl

Adjective

visible (comparative more visible, superlative most visible)

1. Able to be seen.

   Synonyms: apparent, seeable

   Antonyms: hidden, invisible

Derived terms

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Translations

Further reading

• “visible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “visible”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Asturian

Adjective

visible (epicene, plural visibles)

1. visible (able to be seen)

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vīsibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [biˈzib.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [viˈzib.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [viˈzi.ble]

Adjective

visible m or f (masculine and feminine plural visibles)

1. visible

   Antonym: invisible

Derived terms

• visiblement

Related terms

• visibilitat

Further reading

• “visible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Latin visibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.zibl/

Adjective

visible (plural visibles)

1. visible

Derived terms

• partie visible de l’iceberg
• visiblement

Further reading

• “visible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Alternative forms

• visíbel

Adjective

visible m or f (plural visibles)

1. visible

   Antonym: invisible

Derived terms

• visiblemente

Related terms

• visibilidade

Old French

Etymology

Late 12th century, borrowed from Latin visibilis.

Adjective

visible m (oblique and nominative feminine singular visible)

1. visible (able to be seen)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin vīsibilis (“that may be seen”), from Latin vīsus, perfect passive participle of videō (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈsible/ [biˈsi.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: vi‧si‧ble

Adjective

visible m or f (masculine and feminine plural visibles)

1. visible

   Antonym: invisible

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “visible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014