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impalpability

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: ĭmpălpəbĭʹlĭtĭ
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪmpælpəˈbɪlɪtɪ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being impalpable; intangibility.

Physical imperceptibility; incapability of being sensed by the tactual faculties.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The quality of being impalpable; intangibility.

Ungraspability by or inapprehensibility to the mind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: intangibility, intangibleness

Antonyms: palpability

Broader terms: immateriality, incorporeality

History

Etymology

Formed as impalpable + -ity; compare the French impalpabilité.