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Meaning of 'impalpable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Impalpable [ a.]
- Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch.
- Not material; intangible; incorporeal.
- Not apprehensible, or readily apprehensible, by the mind; unreal; as, impalpable distinctions.

Meaning of 'impalpable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . impalpable [ a]
Meaning (1):
- imperceptible to the senses or the mind
Example in sentence:
  • an impalpable cloud;
  • as impalpable as a dream;
  • impalpable distinctions;
  • impalpable shadows
Meaning (2):
- incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
Example in sentence:
  • the intangible constituent of energy
3 . impalpable [ s]
Meaning (3):
- not perceptible to the touch
Example in sentence:
  • an impalpable pulse

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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