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impalpable

[ im-pal-puh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not palpable; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch; intangible.
  2. difficult for the mind to grasp readily or easily:

    impalpable distinctions.

  3. (of powder) so fine that when rubbed between the fingers no grit is felt.


impalpable

/ ɪmˈpælpəbəl /

adjective

  1. imperceptible, esp to the touch

    impalpable shadows

  2. difficult to understand; abstruse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • imˌpalpaˈbility, noun
  • imˈpalpably, adverb
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Other Words From

  • im·palpa·bili·ty noun
  • im·palpa·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of impalpable1

First recorded in 1500–10; im- 2 + palpable
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Example Sentences

Only the originals have a true, if impalpable, connection to that man and that moment of making.

To address Fleurette, impalpable creation of fairyland, as “old girl” was particularly distasteful.

As he swept his long arms, as though brushing aside some impalpable obstacle, the wolves fell back and back further still.

But it would see me mix it with the water; and then, would our poisons have any effect on its impalpable body?

Like a universe-filling, soft, impalpable dust it slowly sifted over me, bearing me under.

As an impalpable flake is the beginning of an avalanche, so an imprudence is often the prelude to a great crime.

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