IMPALPABLE


Meaning of IMPALPABLE in English

I. (ˈ)im+ adjective

Etymology: in- (I) + palpable

1.

a. : incapable of being felt by the touch

an impalpable pulse

: not palpable : intangible

as impalpable as a dream — Nathaniel Hawthorne

the impalpable aura of power that emanated from him — Osbert Sitwell

b. : extremely fine so that no grains or grit can be felt

an impalpable cloud

an impalpable powder

the impalpable mud — Encyc. Britannica

2. : not readily apprehended by the mind

an impalpable beauty of style

• im·palpably “+ adverb

II. noun

( -s )

: something impalpable

an intellectual, dealing eternally in impalpables

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.