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visible

/ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/
/ˈvɪzəb(ə)l/

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Where it comes from

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.

adjective more visible · most visible

Able to be seen. When the sun rises, the world becomes visible.
Similar: apparent, seeable, eyely, spottable, viewable, visible · Opposite: hidden, invisible, non-visible, nonvisible

Opposite: hidden, invisible

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: seeable, apparent, open, available, conspicuous, visual, obvious, overt, panoptic, telescopic, circumpolar, ocular, in sight, in view, on hand, panoptical

adjective

Opposite: hidden, invisible

Translations

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adj able to be seen

Español	visible
한국어	보이는 boineun
日本語	見える mieru, 目に見える me ni mieru, 顕在する kenzai suru
中文	看得見 /看得见 kàn de jiàn, 可看見的 /可看见的 kě kànjiàn de
Português	visível
Français	visible
Deutsch	sichtbar
Italiano	visibile
Ελληνικά	ορατός oratós, φανερός fanerós
Română	vizibil
Русский	ви́димый vídimyj
Tiếng Việt	nhìn thấy được, khả kiến
العربية	مَنْظُور manẓūr
עברית	נראה nir'eh

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@misc{visible_2026,
  title = {visible},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/visible},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}