Impalpable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; - James Jeans

imperceptible to the senses or the mind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈælpəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈalpəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈalpəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈælpəbəl/.

Examples

the intangible constituent of energy
an impalpable cloud
impalpable shadows

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

intangible

Antonyms

palpable tangible

Parts of Speech

adjective	incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; - James Jeans “the intangible constituent of energy”
adjective	imperceptible to the senses or the mind “an impalpable cloud”
adjective	not perceptible to the touch “an impalpable pulse”

Word Forms

intangibility	noun	the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch
intangibleness	noun	the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch
impalpability	noun	the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unmerklich

unfähig, mit den Sinnen, insbesondere dem Tastsinn, wahrgenommen zu werden; - James Jeans

🇮🇹Italian

impalpabile

incapace di essere percepito dai sensi, in particolare dal senso del tatto; -James Jeans

🇳🇱Dutch

ongrijpbaar

niet in staat waargenomen te worden door de zintuigen, vooral de tastzin; -James Jeans

🇵🇹Portuguese

impalpável

incapaz de ser percebido pelos sentidos, especialmente pelo tato; -James Jeans

🇷🇺Russian

неосязаемый

неспособен восприниматься органами чувств, особенно осязанием; - Джеймс Джинс

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्पृश्य

इंद्रियों द्वारा महसूस किए जाने में असमर्थ, विशेषकर स्पर्श की इंद्रिय से; -जेम्स जीन्स

🇧🇩Bengali

অপ্রতিরোধ্য

ইন্দ্রিয় বিশেষ করে স্পর্শ অনুভূতি দ্বারা অনুভূত হচ্ছে অক্ষম; - জেমস জিন্স

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருத்தமற்றது

புலன்கள் குறிப்பாக தொடு உணர்வு மூலம் உணர இயலாது; - ஜேம்ஸ் ஜீன்ஸ்

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్పష్టమైన

ఇంద్రియాలు ముఖ్యంగా స్పర్శ ఇంద్రియాల ద్వారా గ్రహించలేవు; - జేమ్స్ జీన్స్

🇮🇳Marathi

अभेद्य

इंद्रियांद्वारे विशेषत: स्पर्शाच्या इंद्रियांद्वारे जाणण्यास असमर्थ; - जेम्स जीन्स

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવ્યવસ્થિત

ઇન્દ્રિયો દ્વારા સમજવામાં અસમર્થ, ખાસ કરીને સ્પર્શની ભાવના; - જેમ્સ જીન્સ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ

ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಗಳಿಂದ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯಿಂದ ಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಅಸಮರ್ಥ; - ಜೇಮ್ಸ್ ಜೀನ್ಸ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപ്രസക്തമായ

ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങൾ, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സ്പർശനബോധം എന്നിവയാൽ മനസ്സിലാക്കാൻ കഴിവില്ല; - ജെയിംസ് ജീൻസ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਯੋਗ

ਇੰਦਰੀਆਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਮਝੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੇ ਅਯੋਗ, ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਪਰਸ਼ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ; - ਜੇਮਜ਼ ਜੀਨਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل برداشت

حواس خاص طور پر لمس کے احساس سے محسوس کرنے سے قاصر؛ - جیمز جینس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不可触知的

无法被感官尤其是触觉感知； - 詹姆斯牛仔裤

🇯🇵Japanese

明白な

感覚、特に触覚によって認識することができない。 - ジェームス・ジーンズ

🇰🇷Korean

만져도 알 수 없는

감각, 특히 촉각으로 인지할 수 없습니다. - 제임스 진스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể sờ thấy

không có khả năng nhận biết bằng các giác quan, đặc biệt là xúc giác; - James Jeans

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สามารถสัมผัสได้

ไม่สามารถรับรู้ได้ด้วยประสาทสัมผัสโดยเฉพาะประสาทสัมผัส - เจมส์ ยีนส์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak bisa diraba

tidak mampu dirasakan oleh indera khususnya indera peraba; -James Jeans

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi mahahawakan

walang kakayahang madama ng mga pandama lalo na ang pakiramdam ng pagpindot; - James Jeans

🇲🇾Malay

tidak dapat dikesan

tidak mampu ditanggapi oleh deria terutamanya deria sentuhan; - James Jeans

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير محسوس

غير قادر على إدراكه بالحواس وخاصة حاسة اللمس؛ - جيمس جينز

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل لمس

ناتوان از درک توسط حواس به ویژه حس لامسه. - جیمز جین

🇹🇷Turkish

dokunulmaz

duyularla, özellikle de dokunma duyusuyla algılanamayan; -James Jeans

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי מורגש

לא מסוגל להיתפס על ידי החושים במיוחד חוש המישוש; - ג'יימס ג'ינס

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