| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. Not substantially; lacking substantial expression or fullness.[Wordnet]
2. In an impalpable manner.[Websters] 3. In an immaterial, bodiless, incorporeal or spiritual manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective impalpable.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (impalpable) | 1. Incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch.[Wordnet]. 2. Imperceptible to the senses or the mind; "an impalpable cloud"; "impalpable shadows"; "impalpable distinctions"; "as impalpable as a dream".[Wordnet]. 3. Not perceptible to the touch; "an impalpable pulse".[Wordnet]. 4. Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch.[Websters]. 5. Not material; intangible; incorporeal.[Websters]. 6. Not apprehensible, or readily apprehensible, by the mind; unreal; as, impalpable distinctions.[Websters]. 7. Being intangible, incorporeal, insubstantial, immaterial or bodiless.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being imperceptible or inappreciable.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being incomprehensible, inscrutable, unfathomable or impenetrable.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Seldom used base adjective of the adverb impalpably.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | Top | |
Date "IMPALPABLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1837. (references) |
Specialty Definition: impalpable
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Not to be felt; that cannot be perceived by the touch; as an impalpable powder, whose parts are so minute that they cannot be distinguished by the senses, particularly by feeling.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Mining | Extremely fine, so that no grains or grit can be felt. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] Not able to be perceived by the senses (especially by touch); intangible or insubstantial. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
