IMPALPABLE


Meaning of IMPALPABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)im-ˈpal-pə-bəl ]

adjective

Date: 1509

1.

a. : 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

• im·pal·pa·bil·i·ty -ˌpal-pə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• im·pal·pa·bly -ˈpal-pə-blē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.