noun

invisibility

in-viz-uh-BIL-uh-tee/ɪnˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/

The state of being beyond sight.

The figure's invisibility leaves only its hat and shoes in sight.

Invisible figure indicated by hat shoes and outline.

Etymology

inLatinnot

+visibilLatinvisible

+ityLatinstate or quality

“Not visible” supplies the quality, and the noun ending names that quality as a state. Invisibility thus turns being imperceptible to sight into a property something can possess.

In context

Lazy Historian147:35

to the client. The silk. The client looks at you for the first time in the conversation, which means she is seeing you for the first time, which means the invisibility that is your normal working state has briefly broken.

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More examples

The cloak grants invisibility to anyone who wears it.
Many caregivers struggle with the invisibility of their work.
The shy student prefers invisibility to being the center of attention.

Forms

invisible adjective — Unable to be seen or noticed.

Similar words

concealment: Concealment involves hiding something, rather than simply being unseen.
obscurity: Obscurity emphasizes being little known rather than physically unseen.