Invisibility
noun
The state of not being visible or not being seen.
His power of invisibility allows him to spy on the enemies.
Often appears as...
- cloak of invisibility
- power of invisibility
noun
The condition of being overlooked or ignored.
The invisibility of homelessness is a serious problem in many cities.
Often appears as...
- invisibility of poverty
- invisibility of discrimination
noun
The state of not being visible or not being seen.
His power of invisibility allows him to spy on the enemies.
Often appears as...
- cloak of invisibility
- power of invisibility
noun
The condition of being overlooked or ignored.
The invisibility of homelessness is a serious problem in many cities.
Often appears as...
- invisibility of poverty
- invisibility of discrimination
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Concealment
Invisibility as actual disappearance from sight, often found in fantasy or sci-fi contexts.
The wizard's ring granted him invisibility in the face of danger.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Usage
Used metaphorically, it can describe something that is present but not noticed.
The new policy rendered the minority's struggles invisible.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional State
Describes feelings of being ignored or unacknowledged by others.
At the party, his shyness plunged him into a state of invisibility.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Concealment
Invisibility as actual disappearance from sight, often found in fantasy or sci-fi contexts.
The wizard's ring granted him invisibility in the face of danger.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Usage
Used metaphorically, it can describe something that is present but not noticed.
The new policy rendered the minority's struggles invisible.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional State
Describes feelings of being ignored or unacknowledged by others.
At the party, his shyness plunged him into a state of invisibility.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Concealment
Invisibility as actual disappearance from sight, often found in fantasy or sci-fi contexts.
The wizard's ring granted him invisibility in the face of danger.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Usage
Used metaphorically, it can describe something that is present but not noticed.
The new policy rendered the minority's struggles invisible.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional State
Describes feelings of being ignored or unacknowledged by others.
At the party, his shyness plunged him into a state of invisibility.
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Inside the black hole...
because that's where the quantum world and the gravitational world come together. What's inside is a singularity. And that's where all the forces become unified, because gravity finally is strong enough to compete with all the other forces. But it's hidden from us, the universe has cloaked it in the ultimate invisibility cloak.
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Seven Superpowered...
admit it's a pretty stylish mustache they look like the schnauzers of the sea these tassels also help the sharks blend in they give smaller fish a sense of security but little do they know they're about to become a delicious snack so while we may think of their cloak of invisibility as an incredible superpower
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A Camera, Two Kids and a...
shadow and life is just wonderful to observe a you know I I wish I had an invisibility cloak when the kids and I used to wonder about which superpower we wanted to have I always said I want the invisibility cloak because just to see life going on you know in Israel you see
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Put a value on nature! -...
I'm here to talk to you about the economic invisibility of nature the bad news is that mother nature's back office isn't quite working yet so those invoices don't get issued but we need to do something about this problem I began my life as as a markets professional and
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Pavan Sukhdev: Put a...
I'm here to talk to you about the economic invisibility of nature. The bad news is that mother nature's back office isn't working yet, so those invoices don't get issued. But we need to do something about this problem. I began my life as a markets professional
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An inventory of the...
There's a world of invisibility there, isn't there? So, we can see the stars and the planets, but we can't see what holds them apart or what draws them together. With matter, as with people, we see only the skin of things.
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What if a single human...
trapped in a cycle of poverty, exclusion and invisibility, it comes down to us to take this issue out of the darkness and into the light. Because it's not every day you get the opportunity to change the world, but today,
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How to support witnesses...
to process what they just saw. But witnesses at work are largely invisible. And of course, so is support for them. And some of this invisibility might even be internalized. When we asked our participants about reporting,
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Why being invisible can...
Harding perfection equals invisibility he told me that for him for his work to go unnoticed it's a mark of honor and a source of deep satisfaction how strange that is because we live in a culture
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Living sculptures that...
I felt a deep sense of dislocation and invisibility. I couldn't see myself represented. I couldn't see the women who've raised me, the ones who've influenced me,
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Inside the black hole...
because that's where the quantum world and the gravitational world come together. What's inside is a singularity. And that's where all the forces become unified, because gravity finally is strong enough to compete with all the other forces. But it's hidden from us, the universe has cloaked it in the ultimate invisibility cloak.
Video examples
Seven Superpowered...
admit it's a pretty stylish mustache they look like the schnauzers of the sea these tassels also help the sharks blend in they give smaller fish a sense of security but little do they know they're about to become a delicious snack so while we may think of their cloak of invisibility as an incredible superpower
Video examples
A Camera, Two Kids and a...
shadow and life is just wonderful to observe a you know I I wish I had an invisibility cloak when the kids and I used to wonder about which superpower we wanted to have I always said I want the invisibility cloak because just to see life going on you know in Israel you see
Video examples
Put a value on nature! -...
I'm here to talk to you about the economic invisibility of nature the bad news is that mother nature's back office isn't quite working yet so those invoices don't get issued but we need to do something about this problem I began my life as as a markets professional and
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Pavan Sukhdev: Put a...
I'm here to talk to you about the economic invisibility of nature. The bad news is that mother nature's back office isn't working yet, so those invoices don't get issued. But we need to do something about this problem. I began my life as a markets professional
Video examples
An inventory of the...
There's a world of invisibility there, isn't there? So, we can see the stars and the planets, but we can't see what holds them apart or what draws them together. With matter, as with people, we see only the skin of things.
Video examples
What if a single human...
trapped in a cycle of poverty, exclusion and invisibility, it comes down to us to take this issue out of the darkness and into the light. Because it's not every day you get the opportunity to change the world, but today,
Video examples
How to support witnesses...
to process what they just saw. But witnesses at work are largely invisible. And of course, so is support for them. And some of this invisibility might even be internalized. When we asked our participants about reporting,
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Why being invisible can...
Harding perfection equals invisibility he told me that for him for his work to go unnoticed it's a mark of honor and a source of deep satisfaction how strange that is because we live in a culture
Video examples
Living sculptures that...
I felt a deep sense of dislocation and invisibility. I couldn't see myself represented. I couldn't see the women who've raised me, the ones who've influenced me,
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Faith Salie
American Journalist
If you're ever bcc'd, do not go near 'reply all.' 'Bcc' is 'blind carbon copy.' It means you're a fly on the wall, dude! If you hit reply all, it's beyond bad etiquette to out the person who gave you the superpower of invisibility. It's like screaming, 'I'm a spy!
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Kailash Satyarthi
Indian Activist
I am representing here - the sound of silence. The cry of innocence. And, the face of invisibility. I represent millions of those children who are left behind, and that's why I have kept an empty chair here as a reminder.
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Robert Kurson
American Author
Pirate ships were built for stealth and invisibility. They filed no manifests with any agency or government. When they went missing or sunk, nobody went looking for them. They simply disappeared into the ether.
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James Wan
Australian Producer
I always felt that what is scary is actually hearing someone tell you what they think they see. That sense of invisibility makes things a lot scarier, since your imagination tends to fill in the gaps.
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Jean Genet
French Dramatist
A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle.
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Trevor Paglen
American Artist
Although the organizing logic of our nation's surveillance apparatus is invisibility and secrecy, its operations occupy the physical world.
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Kevin Bacon
American Actor
I would say invisibility would be sort of a fun power to have just to see what it was like to move through the world and not be looked at.
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Banksy
English Artist
I don't know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.
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Richard Perle
American Public Servant
Law-abiding citizens value privacy. Terrorists require invisibility. The two are not the same, and they should not be confused.
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Kyle
American Musician
If I was a spy, I would have a watch that would cloak me in invisibility.
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Faith Salie
American Journalist
If you're ever bcc'd, do not go near 'reply all.' 'Bcc' is 'blind carbon copy.' It means you're a fly on the wall, dude! If you hit reply all, it's beyond bad etiquette to out the person who gave you the superpower of invisibility. It's like screaming, 'I'm a spy!
Quote examples
Kailash Satyarthi
Indian Activist
I am representing here - the sound of silence. The cry of innocence. And, the face of invisibility. I represent millions of those children who are left behind, and that's why I have kept an empty chair here as a reminder.
Quote examples
Robert Kurson
American Author
Pirate ships were built for stealth and invisibility. They filed no manifests with any agency or government. When they went missing or sunk, nobody went looking for them. They simply disappeared into the ether.
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James Wan
Australian Producer
I always felt that what is scary is actually hearing someone tell you what they think they see. That sense of invisibility makes things a lot scarier, since your imagination tends to fill in the gaps.
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Jean Genet
French Dramatist
A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle.
Quote examples
Trevor Paglen
American Artist
Although the organizing logic of our nation's surveillance apparatus is invisibility and secrecy, its operations occupy the physical world.
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Kevin Bacon
American Actor
I would say invisibility would be sort of a fun power to have just to see what it was like to move through the world and not be looked at.
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Banksy
English Artist
I don't know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.
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Richard Perle
American Public Servant
Law-abiding citizens value privacy. Terrorists require invisibility. The two are not the same, and they should not be confused.
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Kyle
American Musician
If I was a spy, I would have a watch that would cloak me in invisibility.
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