Palpable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt

can be felt by palpation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈælpəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈalpəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈalpəbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈælpəbəl/.

Examples

a barely palpable dust
felt sudden anger in a palpable wave
the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tangible

Antonyms

impalpable

Parts of Speech

adjective	capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt “a barely palpable dust”
adjective	can be felt by palpation “a palpable tumor”

Word Forms

tangibleness	noun	the quality of being perceivable by touch
tangibility	noun	the quality of being perceivable by touch
palpability	noun	the quality of being perceivable by touch

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spürbar

wahrnehmbar; besonders geeignet, berührt, berührt oder gefühlt zu werden

🇮🇹Italian

palpabile

capace di essere percepito; particolarmente capace di essere maneggiato, toccato o sentito

🇳🇱Dutch

zichtbaar

in staat om waargenomen te worden; vooral geschikt om te worden gehanteerd, aangeraakt of gevoeld

🇵🇹Portuguese

palpável

capaz de ser percebido; especialmente capaz de ser manuseado, tocado ou sentido

🇷🇺Russian

ощутимый

способный быть воспринятым; особенно можно брать в руки, трогать или чувствовать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्पर्शनीय

अनुभव किये जाने योग्य; विशेष रूप से संभाले जाने या छूने या महसूस करने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পষ্ট

অনুভূত হতে সক্ষম; বিশেষ করে পরিচালনা করা বা স্পর্শ করা বা অনুভব করতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவாகத் தெரியும்

உணரக்கூடிய திறன் கொண்டது; குறிப்பாக கையாளும் அல்லது தொடும் அல்லது உணரும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పృశించదగినది

గ్రహించగల సామర్థ్యం; ముఖ్యంగా హ్యాండిల్ లేదా తాకడం లేదా అనుభూతి చెందగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पष्ट

समजण्यास सक्षम; विशेषतः हाताळण्यास किंवा स्पर्श करण्यास किंवा जाणवण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પષ્ટ

સમજવામાં સક્ષમ; ખાસ કરીને હેન્ડલ કરવામાં અથવા સ્પર્શ કરવામાં અથવા અનુભવવામાં સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪರ್ಶನೀಯ

ಗ್ರಹಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ನಿಭಾಯಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಭವಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പഷ്ടമായ

ഗ്രഹിക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ള; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യാനോ സ്പർശിക്കാനോ അനുഭവിക്കാനോ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪਸ਼ਟ

ਸਮਝੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ; ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸੰਭਾਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਛੂਹਣ ਜਾਂ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

واضح

سمجھا جانے کے قابل؛ خاص طور پر سنبھالنے یا چھونے یا محسوس کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可触及的

能够被感知；特别能够被处理、触摸或感觉到

🇯🇵Japanese

明白な

知覚できる。特に扱ったり、触れたり、感じたりすることができる

🇰🇷Korean

만져서 알 수 있는

인지될 수 있다; 특히 다루거나 만지거나 느낄 수 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sờ thấy được

có khả năng nhận thức được; đặc biệt có khả năng được xử lý hoặc chạm vào hoặc cảm thấy

🇹🇭Thai

เห็นได้ชัด

สามารถรับรู้ได้; โดยเฉพาะสามารถจับหรือสัมผัสหรือรู้สึกได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

jelas

mampu untuk dirasakan; terutama mampu untuk dipegang, disentuh, atau dirasakan

🇵🇭Filipino

nadadamay

may kakayahang madama; lalo na kayang hawakan o hawakan o maramdaman

🇲🇾Malay

terasa

mampu untuk dilihat; terutamanya mampu dikendalikan atau disentuh atau dirasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واضح

قادرة على أن ينظر إليها. قادرة بشكل خاص على التعامل معها أو لمسها أو الشعور بها

🇮🇷Persian

قابل لمس

قابل درک شدن؛ به ویژه قابلیت دست زدن یا لمس کردن یا احساس کردن را دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

aşikar

algılanabilme yeteneğine sahip; özellikle elle tutulabilir, dokunulabilir veya hissedilebilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַמָשִׁי

מסוגל להיתפס; במיוחד מסוגל לטפל או לגעת או להרגיש

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