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'ĭ-bəl, vĭz'ə-bəl, IPA(key): /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/, /ˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
- Rhymes: -ɪbəl
Adjective
visible (comparative more visible, superlative most visible)
- Able to be seen.
- Synonyms: apparent, seeable
- Antonyms: hidden, invisible
Derived terms
Related terms
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)
- visible (able to be seen)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vīsibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [biˈzib.blə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [viˈzib.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [viˈzi.ble]
Adjective
visible m or f (masculine and feminine plural visibles)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- visible
- Antonym: invisible
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “visible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28