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invisible (iou) and enticement (iou)


invisible (iou)



invisible adjective & noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin invisibilis formed as IN-3 + visibilis VISIBLE.]
A. adjective.
Unable to be seen; that by its Nature is not perceivable by the eye. ME.
the Church Invisible: see CHURCH noun 3.
N. Tinbergen Ultraviolet light, which is entirely invisible to us. R. West She moved past me.., holding her hands in front of her as though she bore invisible gifts. transf.: Observer Its..absorbent surfaces and special metals are designed to make it almost invisible to radar.
b. Of an association: covert, not having a visible, open organization. M17.
Not in sight; hidden, obscured. Also, kept hidden, secret. M16.
F. Forsyth The president's palace was invisible, hidden behind the warehouse. J. Heller He remains invisible and anonymous.
Too small or inconspicuous to be easily discerned; imperceptible. M17.
J. Baldwin He sank far down in his seat, as though crouching might make him invisible. J. Caird Mabel..had worn her..hair in a bun, over which she put a fine 'invisible' net.
Special collocations: invisible earnings: from invisible exports. invisible export, invisible import any of the items such as shipping Services, insurance, profits on foreign investment, money spent by foreign visitors, etc., which are not tangible Commodities but which involve payment between countries (usu. in pl.). invisible green a very dark shade of green, almost black. invisible import: see invisible export above. invisible ink: for Writing words etc. which cannot be seen until the paper is heated or otherwise treated. invisible man (a) (with direct or implied allusion to H. G. Wells's novel The Invisible Man) a man who cannot be seen; (b) a man who is (deliberately) inconspicuous. invisible mending repair of material, clothing, etc., so carefully done as to be undetectable. invisible mender a person who or business which undertakes invisible mending.
b. noun.
An invisible thing, person, or being. M17.
the invisible the unseen world; God.
In pl. Invisible exports and imports. M20.
Daily Mirror America..is now beginning to record deficits on the invisibles, which add to its basic trade deficit.
invisi'bility noun (a) the quality or condition of being invisible; (b) an invisible entity: M16.
invisibleness noun M16.
invisibly adverb LME.

enticement (iou)



enticement noun. Also inticement. ME.
[Old French, formed as ENTICE: see -MENT.]
Incitement; something that incites. ME-L16.
The action of enticing; a means or method of enticing, an allurement. M16.