imperceptibility
- noun
- /ˌɪmpərˈsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/
- Even slight movements can achieve a sense of imperceptibility in her delicate choreography.
Examples
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Similar to textual art, Aeonia strives for "blankness" and imperceptibility; she deliberately spurns the populace's glare.
Academic text (2017) -
The knock of a knuckle on that shell, I think he'd have said, produces a sound that, however loud, should be represented poetically in terms of imperceptibility.
Academic text (1993) -
We must distinguish between two distinct forms of imperceptibility in Bles's work, both present in the Dresden painting.
Academic text (2006) -
This is the aim of a final motif that will lead us to consider the fundamental character of imperceptibility in Bles's anthropomorphoses.
Academic text (2006) -
The changes in the scenery were so gradual that they seemed to exist in a state of imperceptibility.
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The artist wanted to capture the imperceptibility of time passing on the canvas.
Synonyms
A state in which something is impossible to see or tell apart
A state of not being seen or heard by other people
Antonyms
How Perceptible
Surface Forms
Morphology
imperceptibility = imperceptible (semi-transparent) = im + percept + ible + ity
Forming the noun by adding '-ity' to the adjective 'imperceptible' is a regular and transparent derivation.
Etymology
The word imperceptibility is made of im- 'not', percept from perceive 'to notice', and -ibility 'ability'. So, it means 'not able to be noticed', which is why it describes things very hard to see, hear, or feel.