imperceptibly
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7.5
- adverb
- /ˌɪmpərˈsɛptəblɪ/
:
imperceptiblemente
- The slanting golden light of the late afternoon moved imperceptibly across the lawn and the house.
- almost imperceptibly
- blend imperceptibly
- change imperceptibly
Examples
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Through suffering, this feeling has crept just as imperceptibly into my heart.
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Differences are being narrowed, albeit at times at an imperceptibly slow pace.
Academic text (1994) -
Everything changes, and we change imperceptibly within the current of events.
Academic text (1991) -
A thin wash of light had slipped imperceptibly across the eastern sky.
Fiction book (1992) -
The day's length altered imperceptibly as Earth exchanged momentum with her moon.
Fiction book (1990) -
Look, I think, for most cops corruption creeps up slowly almost imperceptibly.
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The cloud cover had begun to thin almost imperceptibly at first, but gradually the clearing became more noticeable.
Fiction book (1993) -
But the buildings lining the road grew imperceptibly taller, and suddenly she was in Tel Aviv.
Fiction book (1996) -
With great majesty, the scene was imperceptibly altering as the planet swung toward the dusk line.
Fiction book (1991) -
The shadows shifted imperceptibly as the sun set behind the mountains.
Synonyms
48
5.1
In a way that is not obvious or easy to notice
47
2.7
In a way that is only slightly noticeable
1
7.4
Without anyone being able to notice it
In a way people do not notice
In a way you cannot see or notice
It happens so slightly that you cannot feel or notice it
Antonyms
How Perceptible
Surface Forms
Morphology
imperceptibly = imperceptible (transparent) = im + percept + ible + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'imperceptible', yielding the expected adverbial meaning.
Etymology
Imperceptibly begins with im- 'not' and the part perceive means 'to notice', the same root you see in perception. So, it describes something that happens in a way that is 'not noticeable' or too small for people to see.