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imperceptibility

imperceptibility

1 9.5
A state of being very hard to notice
  • noun
  • /ˌɪmpərˈsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/
translation icon : imperceptibilidad
  • Even slight movements can achieve a sense of imperceptibility in her delicate choreography.

Examples

  • 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.

  • The artist wanted to capture the imperceptibility of time passing on the canvas.

Synonyms

indiscernibility
vsimperceptibility
9.9

A state in which something is impossible to see or tell apart

is sometimes only very difficult to notice rather than always impossible
unnoticeableness
vsimperceptibility
8.4

A state of not being seen or heard by other people

is more extreme meaning often very hard or impossible to perceive

Antonyms

A quality that makes something easy to notice by the senses or mind

How easy it is to see or understand something

How Perceptible

clarity
152 3.0
subtlety
54 6.8
faintness
1 5.5
imperceptibility
1 9.5

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.