Impalpable
adjective
Something that cannot be felt by touching.
The impalpable aura of mystery around the closed door piqued her curiosity.
Often appears as...
- impalpable presence
- impalpable force
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Formal
adjective
Something that is hard to understand or grasp.
The solution to the math problem was impalpable to me.
Often appears as...
- impalpable concept
- impalpable solution
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Something that cannot be felt by touching.
The impalpable aura of mystery around the closed door piqued her curiosity.
Often appears as...
- impalpable presence
- impalpable force
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Something that is hard to understand or grasp.
The solution to the math problem was impalpable to me.
Often appears as...
- impalpable concept
- impalpable solution
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sensation
Use 'impalpable' for things you can't physically feel, not just what you can't see.
The impalpable chill in the air made the room feel haunted.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtlety of Effect
'Impalpable' suggests a subtle or delicate influence that's hard to notice.
She had an impalpable influence on his decisions, hardly noticeable but ever-present.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Qualities
'Impalpable' often describes abstract qualities like feelings, ideas, or atmosphere.
The impalpable sense of dread lingered long after the story ended.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sensation
Use 'impalpable' for things you can't physically feel, not just what you can't see.
The impalpable chill in the air made the room feel haunted.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtlety of Effect
'Impalpable' suggests a subtle or delicate influence that's hard to notice.
She had an impalpable influence on his decisions, hardly noticeable but ever-present.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Qualities
'Impalpable' often describes abstract qualities like feelings, ideas, or atmosphere.
The impalpable sense of dread lingered long after the story ended.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sensation
Use 'impalpable' for things you can't physically feel, not just what you can't see.
The impalpable chill in the air made the room feel haunted.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtlety of Effect
'Impalpable' suggests a subtle or delicate influence that's hard to notice.
She had an impalpable influence on his decisions, hardly noticeable but ever-present.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Qualities
'Impalpable' often describes abstract qualities like feelings, ideas, or atmosphere.
The impalpable sense of dread lingered long after the story ended.
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Video examples
Paola Antonelli:...
So really, design takes everything into account, and the interesting thing is that as the technology advances, as we become more and more wireless and impalpable, designers, instead, want us to be hands-on. Sometimes hammer-on.
Video examples
Paola Antonelli:...
So really, design takes everything into account, and the interesting thing is that as the technology advances, as we become more and more wireless and impalpable, designers, instead, want us to be hands-on. Sometimes hammer-on.
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Quote examples
Orison Swett Marden
American Writer
It is just as important to set apart time for the development of our aesthetic faculties as for cultivating the money-getting instinct. A man cannot live by bread alone. His higher life demands an impalpable food.
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Charles Munch
French Musician
Music is an art that expresses the inexpressible. It rises far above what words can mean or the intelligence define. Its domain is the imponderable and impalpable land of the unconscious.
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Octavio Paz
Mexican Poet
Self-discovery is above all the realization that we are alone: it is the opening of an impalpable, transparent wall - that of our consciousness - between the world and ourselves.
Quote examples
Orison Swett Marden
American Writer
It is just as important to set apart time for the development of our aesthetic faculties as for cultivating the money-getting instinct. A man cannot live by bread alone. His higher life demands an impalpable food.
Quote examples
Charles Munch
French Musician
Music is an art that expresses the inexpressible. It rises far above what words can mean or the intelligence define. Its domain is the imponderable and impalpable land of the unconscious.
Quote examples
Octavio Paz
Mexican Poet
Self-discovery is above all the realization that we are alone: it is the opening of an impalpable, transparent wall - that of our consciousness - between the world and ourselves.
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