impalpable

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The definition of impalpable is something that cannot be understood easily, or something that can't be physically touched.

(adjective)

  1. The meaning of life is something that would be described asimpalpable.
  2. A spirit is an example of something that would be described asimpalpable.

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See impalpable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. that cannot be felt by touching
  2. too slight or subtle to be grasped easily by the mind

Origin: Fr < ML impalpabilis: see in- & palpable

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See impalpable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Not perceptible to the touch; intangible.
  2. Difficult to perceive or grasp by the mind.

Related Forms:

  • im·palˌpa·bilˈi·ty noun
  • im·palˈpa·bly adverb

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