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impalpable

adjective
im路​pal路​pa路​ble | \ (藢)im-藞pal-p蓹-b蓹l How to pronounce impalpable (audio) \

Definition of impalpable

1a : incapable of being felt by touch : intangible the impalpable aura of power that emanated from him— Osbert Sitwell
b : so finely divided that no grains or grit can be felt rock worn to an impalpable powder
2 : not readily discerned by the mind impalpable evils
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Other Words from impalpable

impalpability \ im-​藢pal-​p蓹-​藞bi-​l蓹-​t膿 How to pronounce impalpability (audio) \ noun
impalpably \ im-​藞pal-​p蓹-​bl膿 How to pronounce impalpably (audio) \ adverb

Synonyms & Antonyms for impalpable

Synonyms

intangible

Antonyms

palpable, tactile, tangible, touchable

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Examples of impalpable in a Sentence

the rich colors used in the wall coverings and furniture give the room an impalpable warmth any difference between the two sound systems is impalpable to all but the most discerning audiophiles

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 The confused and nebulous forces of right and wrong, which, for most of us, hung impalpable over the battlefields in the early days of Armageddon, have shaped themselves unmistakably now. — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, "The Atlantic Daily: Terror and Twitter," 5 June 2017

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First Known Use of impalpable

1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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impalpable

adjective
im路​pal路​pa路​ble | \ (藞)im-藞pal-p蓹-b蓹l How to pronounce impalpable (audio) \

Medical Definition of impalpable

1 : incapable of being felt by touch the pulse was impalpable at the wrist preoperative localization of impalpable breast lesions— Jane Barrett
2 : so finely divided that no grains or grit can be felt an impalpable powder

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