Definitions for: Impalpable

[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"
[adj] incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans

Webster (1913) Definition: Im*pal"pa*ble, a. [Pref. im- not + palpable: cf. F.
impalpable.]
1. Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that
no grit can be perceived by touch. ``Impalpable powder.''
--Boyle.

2. Not material; intangible; incorporeal. ``Impalpable, void,
and bodiless.'' --Holland.

3. Not apprehensible, or readily apprehensible, by the mind;
unreal; as, impalpable distinctions.

Synonyms: elusive, intangible, subtle

Antonyms: palpable, tangible

See Also: abstract, imperceptible, unperceivable

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