impalpability

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•pal•pa•ble /ɪmˈpælpəbəl/   adj. 

1. incapable of being felt;
   intangible:
   Impalpable gloom fell over the room.
2. difficult for the mind to grasp easily:
   impalpable theories.

im•pal•pa•bly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•pal•pa•ble  (im pal′pə bəl), 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 that when rubbed between the fingers no grit is felt.

• im-² + palpable 1500–10

im•pal′pa•bil′i•ty, n. 
im•pal′pa•bly, adv.