Antonyms for impalpable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : im-pal-puh-buh l

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpæl pə bəl

Definition of impalpable

Origin : c.1500, from French impalpable, from Medieval Latin impalpabilis, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + palpabilis (see palpable). Figurative use from 1774. Related: Impalpably; impalpability.

adj intangible, unsubstantial

Example sentences :

This impalpable missive dated from seventeen days previously.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

It was as though her face was covered by an impalpable grey mask.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

He seemed to see Enid through some impalpable and yet impenetrable medium.
Extract from : « The Missionary » by George Griffith

"Even now I don't believe in him," the impalpable legend ran.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

He waited for the sun to pierce this impalpable fog, but waited in vain.
Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray

The only change was the impalpable one which occurs in a room when a clock stops.
Extract from : « The Return of Peter Grimm » by David Belasco

The mist was all around and about him, creeping, impalpable, phantom-like.
Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery

There was only a wretched, impalpable condition to deal with.
Extract from : « Dream Days » by Kenneth Grahame

The words were kind; yet it was not for their sake that Rickie plunged into the impalpable cloud.
Extract from : « The Longest Journey » by E. M. Forster

But I chafed at the impalpable barrier which was always between us.
Extract from : « The Crack of Doom » by Robert Cromie

Synonyms for impalpable

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