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impalpability

/ɪmpælpəˈbɪlɪtɪ/ noun

The quality of being impalpable; intangibility.

Word Origin Impalpability is the noun form of impalpable: im- 'not' + palp 'touch' + -able + -ity. Palp comes from Latin palpare 'to touch gently, stroke,' which also gives us palpable (touchable), palpate (to examine by touch), and palpitate (to throb, like a heart beating against the chest). The PIE root *pal- 'to touch, feel' is behind it. Impalpability is the quality of being so subtle you can't feel it.

noun The quality of being impalpable; intangibility. countable

The impalpability of the morning mist made it seem like a dream.

(名词) 不可触知性；无形性

晨雾的不可触摸性让它宛如梦境一般。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de ser impalpable; intangibilidad.

La impalpabilidad de la neblina matutina hacía que pareciera un sueño.

(nom) impalpabilité; intangibilité [Caractère de ce qui est impalpable ; impossibilité d'être perçu par le toucher ou, par extension, par l'esprit.]

L'impalpabilité de la brume matinale donnait l'impression de rêver.

(Substantiv) Unberührbarkeit; Unfassbarkeit [Die Eigenschaft, nicht greifbar oder fühlbar zu sein; Unberührbarkeit.]

Die **Impalpability** des Morgennebels ließ ihn wie einen Traum erscheinen.

(名詞) 触知できない性質。掴みどころのない性質。

朝の霧の掴みどころのなさは、まるで夢のようだった。

(substantivo) impalpabilidade; intangibilidade [A qualidade de ser impalpável; intangibilidade.]

A impalpabilidade da névoa matinal fazia parecer um sonho.

Synonyms: intangibility immateriality insubstantiality incorporeality elusiveness ethereality vagueness indefinability Antonyms: palpability tangibility concreteness materiality
Word parts: im + palp + able + ity

Related words

impalpable palpable palpably palpate palpation palpitate palpitation

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