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
- 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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