impalpable

• Décrit ce qui ne peut pas être perçu par le toucher ; qui est difficile à ressentir, saisir ou comprendre, souvent de façon subtile ou intangible.

Describes something that cannot be felt by touch; intangible or difficult to perceive.

1. Untouchable or intangibly subtleC2formal

   Unable to be perceived by touch or other physical senses; so subtle that it cannot be felt or detected.

   Impalpable, insaisissable

   • The ghostly presence was impalpable, yet the room felt cold.
   • The texture of the fabric was so fine it was almost impalpable.
   • The mist was so thin it was impalpable to the skin.
   • His argument relied on impalpable nuances that only experts could grasp.

   Synonymeselusiveimperceptibleinsensibleintangiblesubtle

   Antonymespalpableperceptiblesensibletangibletouchable

2. Imperceptible to the mindC2formal

   So slight or vague that it cannot be understood or recognized by the intellect.

   Imperceptible à l'esprit

   • The difference between the two philosophies was impalpable to the average student.
   • An impalpable feeling of unease hung over the room.
   • The symbols held an impalpable meaning lost to time.
   • Her influence on the decision was subtle, almost impalpable.

   Synonymeselusiveimperceptibleindistinctintangiblesubtlevague

   Antonymescleardiscernibleobviousperceptibletangible