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impalpable Definition


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impalpable
adj
    1. Not able to be felt or perceived by touch.
      Thesaurus: insubstantial, intangible, imperceptible, incorporeal, disembodied, shadowy.
    2. Difficult to understand or grasp.
      Thesaurus: indistinct, insubstantial, intangible, tenuous, slight, imperceptible, elusive, insensible, shadowy; Antonym: perceptible.
Derivative: impalpability
noun
    Derivative: impalpably
    adverb
      Etymology: 16c: French, from Latin impalpabilis, from palpare to touch gently.



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