Impalpable
[ɪm'pælpəb(ə)l]
Definition
(adj.) imperceptible to the senses or the mind; 'an impalpable cloud'; 'impalpable shadows'; 'impalpable distinctions'; 'as impalpable as a dream' .
(adj.) not perceptible to the touch; 'an impalpable pulse' .
Edited by Fred--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch.
(a.) Not material; intangible; incorporeal.
(a.) Not apprehensible, or readily apprehensible, by the mind; unreal; as, impalpable distinctions.
Typist: Sadie
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Intangible, very fine, not palpable, not to be felt, not perceptible by the touch.[2]. Imperceptible, shadowy, unsubstantial.
Editor: Marilyn
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See PALPABLE]
Edited by Astor
Definition
adj. not perceivable by touch: not coarse: not easily understood.—n. Impalpabil′ity.—adv. Impal′pably.
Typist: Malcolm
Examples
- There had never been more than a little impalpable barrier between them--and yet he had suffered it to keep them apart! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He stood looking down on the sleeping face which seemed to lie like a delicate impalpable mask over the living lineaments he had known. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Typist: Malcolm