visible

/ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/

visible adjective: able to be seen.

Adjective

visible (comparative more visible, superlative most visible)

Able to be seen.
- When the sun rises, the world becomes visible.
- It cannot be denied it [the chameleon] is (if not the moſt of any) a very abſtemious animall, and ſuch as by reaſon of its frigidity, paucity of bloud, and latitancy in the winter (about which time the obſervations are often made) will long ſubſist without a viſible ſuſtentation.1650, Thomas Browne, “Of the Cameleon”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 133
Synonyms:

apparent, seeable, eyely, spottable, viewable

Antonyms:

hidden, invisible, non-visible, nonvisible

visible meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

visible in Hindi

visible, illuminated; bright; shining: प्रकाश prakāś
visible, manifest, perceptible: प्रकट prakaṭ
visible: दृश्य dŕśya, लक्ष्य lakṣya
visible, apparent, evident: नुमायान numāyān

visible in Tamil

பார்க்கக்கூடிய, கண்ணுக்குப் புலப்படும், தென்படும்

visible in Urdu

visible: پرکاش prakāś, پدید padīd

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visible in Bengali: দৃশ্যমান, সাক্ষাৎ, দর্শনসাধ্য, সুস্পষ্টভাবে প্রতিয়মান
visible in Telugu: దృశ్యము dr̥śyamu
visible in Malayalam: കണ്ണിനുകാണാവുന്ന, കാണപ്പെടുന്ന, പെട്ടെന്ന് ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽപ്പെടുന്ന, കാണത്തക്ക
visible in Kannada: ಕಾಣುವ, ನೋಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾದ, ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಗೋಚರವಾದ, ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾದ
visible in Punjabi: ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀਗੋਚਰ driśṭīgocar
visible in Odia: ଅକ୍ଷିଗତ akṣigata, ଦୃଶ୍ୟ druśya
visible in Sanskrit: दृश्य dṛśya, दृष्ट dṛṣṭa
visible in Tagalog: tahaw, nakikita
visible in Arabic: مَنْظُور manẓūr
visible in Persian: پیدا peydâ, هویدا hoveydâ, ویدا vidâ
visible in Vietnamese: nhìn thấy được, khả kiến
Kashmiri: درٛینٛٹھمان drēnṭhmān

Examples of visible in a sentence

Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background.2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, pages 206–7:
Many appreciated the visible improvements in muscular strength and body composition.2025 August 20, Ashlyn Barry, Justin A. Haegele, Daniel Schaefer, Kristen A. Pickett, Luis Columna, “Autistic Young Adults’ Experiences and...

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Forms of visible

comparative	more visible
superlative	most visible

Origin of visible

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.

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Questions about visible

What does visible mean?: Visible means able to be seen.
What is visible in Hindi?: Visible in Hindi is प्रकाश (prakāś), प्रकट (prakaṭ), दृश्य (dŕśya). See Visible meaning in Hindi.
How do you use visible in a sentence?: Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background.
What part of speech is visible?: Visible is an adjective.
How do you pronounce visible?: Visible is pronounced /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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