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Invisible vs Ringwraith - What's the difference?

invisible | ringwraith |

As an adjective invisible

is unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.

As a proper noun ringwraith is

(fantasy) anyone who keeps a magical ring, and is enslaved thereby, and may also be rendered invisible and immortal thereby.

invisible

English

Adjective

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  • Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
  • * (John Milton)
    • To us invisible , or dimly seen / In these thy lowest works.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on an afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= William E. Conner
    • , title= 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.}}
  • * 2013 , Jayne Smith, Guide to Basic Garment Assembly for the Fashion Industry (page 60)
    • 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.
  • Not appearing on the surface.
  • (Internet) Apparently, but not actually, offline.
  • (psychology) That is ignored by a person.

    • Synonyms

    * (not appearing on the surface) hidden, latent

    Antonyms

    * visible * apparent

    Related terms

    * invisibility * invisibilize * invisibleness * invisibly * blind

    ringwraith

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Figuratively, a person who is loyal as if bound or entranced to a rock and roll band, group or organization.
  • *1976 , Proceedings and Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada , p192
  • *:It is twisted out of shape and used for base purposes by the ringwraiths , the bent ones among the intellectuals, for purposes that are transient...
  • *1982 , William Ready, Files on Parade: A Memoir , 1982, p231,
  • *:...or shandy quaffers at tennis with Joan Hunter-Dunn, even though many of them are mere ringwraiths of the Thomson Empire.
  • *2005 , Erik Davis, Led Zeppelin IV p9
  • *:This book, then, is a sort of tribute: an ode to the Himalaya of heavy rock, a paganish take on rock and roll, ringwraiths , and the iconic fetish of the gatefold LP."