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impalpably

impalpably

9.9
It happens so slightly that you cannot feel or notice it
  • adverb
  • /ɪmˈpæl.pə.bli/
translation icon : impalpablemente
  • His mood changed impalpably, making it hard to notice the moment it shifted.

Examples

  • The mist grew impalpably denser, blurring the outlines of the distant trees.

  • She spoke impalpably, leaving everyone confused.

  • The boundaries between reality and dream seemed to shift impalpably throughout the night.

  • The fog hung impalpably in the air.

  • The boundaries between reality and dream seemed to shift impalpably throughout the night.

  • The mist grew impalpably denser, blurring the outlines of the distant trees.

  • His mood changed impalpably, making it hard to notice the moment it shifted.

Synonyms

imperceptibly
vsimpalpably
7 7.5

So slight that you do not notice it

refers to lacking physical feel or clear expression rather than only subtlety
intangibly
vsimpalpably
8.5

In a way you cannot touch or easily explain

is used for things lacking physical substance or clear expression
unnoticeably
vsimpalpably
6.1

In a way people do not notice

refers to lack of physical feel or clear expression rather than simple hiddenness
indiscernibly
vsimpalpably
8.1

In a way you cannot see or notice

focuses on lack of physical feel or clear expression rather than visual indistinction
indefinably
vsimpalpably
7.5

In a way you cannot clearly describe

highlights lack of physical feel or clear expression rather than mere vagueness
insubstantially
vsimpalpably
8.1

In a weak and unimportant way that gives little real support

focuses on absence of physical presence or clear expression rather than weak importance

Antonyms

2 5.6

You can easily notice it

How Perceptible

palpably
3 5.2
perceptibly
2 5.6
faintly
47 2.7
impalpably
9.9

Surface Forms

impalpably positive
impalpabler comparative
impalpablest superlative

Morphology

impalpably = impalpable (transparent) = im + palp + able + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'impalpable' (im- + palpable), so the step to the immediate base is a standard suffixation with clear negative morphology.

Etymology

Impalpably comes from im- 'not' and palp 'to touch', the same root you see in palpable. So, impalpably means 'in a way that cannot be felt' or 'so slight it is hard to notice'.