Láthatatlan

Láthatatlan is a Hungarian adjective meaning invisible, used to describe things that cannot be seen with the naked eye. It can refer to physically concealed objects, phenomena beyond human vision, or metaphorical concepts such as hidden forces, motives, or conditions. The term is common in everyday speech as well as in science writing and literature.

Etymology and grammar: The word is formed from látható, meaning visible, with the negating suffix -talan, yielding “not visible.” It behaves as a standard Hungarian adjective: láthatatlan in its base form, láthatatlanul as an adverb, and it inflects for number and case (láthatatlan, láthatatlanok, láthatatlannak, etc.). The related noun is láthatatlanság (invisibility). Phrases include láthatatlan tárgyak (invisible objects) and láthatatlan erők (invisible forces).

In culture and science, láthatatlan frequently connotes mystery or the limits of perception. It is used in poetry and philosophical writing to discuss what lies beyond sight, and in scientific contexts to describe phenomena not detectable by ordinary observation, such as indirect measurements or theoretical constructs. The term can also be employed metaphorically to describe social or psychological invisibility, or things that influence events without being directly observed.

See also: látható, láthatatlanság, invisible in other languages.