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imperceptibility

English

Noun

imperceptibility (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being imperceptible.

References

  • imperceptibility in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • imperceptibility in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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impalpability

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?mp?lp?b??l?t?, IPA(key): /?mpælp??b?l?t?/

Noun

impalpability (usually uncountable, plural impalpabilities)

  1. The quality of being impalpable; intangibility.
    1. Physical imperceptibility; incapability of being sensed by the tactual faculties.
    2. Ungraspability by or inapprehensibility to the mind.

References

  • impalpable, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

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