Invisible vs Evident - What's the difference?
invisible | evident |
Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
* (John Milton)
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Not appearing on the surface.
(Internet) Apparently, but not actually, offline.
(psychology) That is ignored by a person.
Obviously true by simple observation.
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As adjectives the difference between invisible and evident
is that invisible is unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible while evident is evident, obvious.As a verb evident is
.invisible
English
Adjective
(-)- To us invisible , or dimly seen / In these thy lowest works.
William E. Conner
An Acoustic Arms Race, volume=101, issue=3, page=206-7, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible ” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.}}
- The teeth on an invisible zip are different from those on a conventional zip, as they are turned onto the inside so that they do not show, giving the impression of being concealed in the seam, as seen below.
Synonyms
* (not appearing on the surface) hidden, latentAntonyms
* visible * apparentevident
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.
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