'Impalpable' definitions:

Definition of 'impalpable'

From: WordNet
adjective
Incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans [syn: intangible, impalpable] [ant: tangible, touchable]
adjective
Imperceptible to the senses or the mind; "an impalpable cloud"; "impalpable shadows"; "impalpable distinctions"; "as impalpable as a dream" [ant: palpable, tangible]
adjective
Not perceptible to the touch; "an impalpable pulse"

Definition of 'Impalpable'

From: GCIDE
  • Impalpable \Im*pal"pa*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + palpable: cf. F. impalpable.]
  • 1. Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch. "Impalpable powder." --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Not material; intangible; incorporeal. "Impalpable, void, and bodiless." --Holland. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Not apprehensible, or readily apprehensible, by the mind; unreal; as, impalpable distinctions. [1913 Webster]

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