invisibility

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the fact of something or someone being impossible to see:

The bits of gold in the sand were small to the point of invisibility (= so small that they almost could not be seen).

The new law required shops to remove cigarettes and tobacco products from view, with the idea that invisibility would reduce the temptation to smoke.

Many myths and legends describe the quest for invisibility.

the fact of being ignored, not noticed, or not considered:

For many women, middle age brings a new experience of invisibility.

Disabled people's invisibility in the official statistics means that their needs are not understood.

He preferred any kind of controversy to invisibility.