invisibility

/ɪnvɪzɪˈbɪlɪɾi/

/ɪnvɪzɪˈbɪlɪti/

Other forms: invisibilities

One of the best superpowers ever is invisibility. No one can see you, and you can travel everywhere in complete secrecy since no human eye can detect you.

Combine visible with a prefix that means “not” and a suffix that means “ability” and you’ll understand the whole word: invisibility — the ability to not be visible. The invisibility of certain types of ink can help you write secret messages. Invisibility can be for non-physical things too, like "the invisibility of poverty" from the perspective of those who choose to ignore it.

Definitions of invisibility

1. noun

   the quality of not being perceivable by the eye
   synonyms: invisibleness

   antonyms:

   visibility

   quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye

   types:

   inconspicuousness

   the quality of being not easily seen

   unnoticeableness

   the quality of being not easily noticed

   unobtrusiveness

   the quality of not sticking out in an unwelcome way

   type of:

   physical property

   any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions