impalpability

impalpability
noun /ɪmpælpəˈbɪlɪtɪ/
a) The quality of being impalpable; intangibility.
b) Physical imperceptibility; incapability of being sensed by the tactual faculties.

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  • Impalpability — Im*pal pa*bil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. impalpabilit[ e].] The quality of being impalpable. Jortin. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impalpability — noun abstraction, bodilessness, flimsiness, immateriality, immaterialness, imperceptibility, inappreciability, incorporality, incorporealism, incorporeality, incorporeity, insubstantiality, intangibility, lack of substance, unconcreteness,… …   Law dictionary

  • impalpability — noun see impalpable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • impalpability — See impalpable. * * * …   Universalium

  • impalpability — n. intangibility; inability to be perceived; inability to be felt …   English contemporary dictionary

  • impalpability — im·palpability …   English syllables

  • impalpability — noun the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch • Syn: ↑intangibility, ↑intangibleness • Ant: ↑palpability, ↑tangibility (for: ↑intangibility) …   Useful english dictionary

  • impalpable — impalpability, n. impalpably, adv. /im pal peuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not palpable; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch; intangible. 2. difficult for the mind to grasp readily or easily: impalpable distinctions. 3. (of powder) so fine… …   Universalium

  • intangibility — noun the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch • Syn: ↑intangibleness, ↑impalpability • Ant: ↑palpability (for: ↑impalpability), ↑tangibility …   Useful english dictionary

  • intangibleness — noun the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch • Syn: ↑intangibility, ↑impalpability • Ant: ↑palpability (for: ↑impalpability), ↑tangibility (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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