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Palpable Common

Origin: Latin suffix -able

Palpable has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

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

"a barely palpable dust"

"felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"

"the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"

"a palpable lie"

2

(medicine) can be felt by palpation

"a palpable tumor"

3

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

"the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"

"evident hostility"

"manifest disapproval"

"patent advantages"

"made his meaning plain"

"it is plain that he is no reactionary"

"in plain view"

"a palpable lie"

4

so intense as to be almost touched or felt

"there was a palpable sense of joy in the air"

5

Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.

Example Sentences
"a barely palpable dust" adjective
"felt sudden anger in a palpable wave" adjective
"the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton" adjective
"a palpable lie" adjective
"a palpable tumor" adjective
"the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields" adjective
"evident hostility" adjective
"manifest disapproval" adjective
"patent advantages" adjective
"made his meaning plain" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
impalpable

Origin

The word comes from the Latin palpābilis, meaning "touchable," which was formed from the verb palpō ("to touch softly"). It entered English via Middle French as palpable.

Rhyming Words
ble able roble ruble doble fable bible buble amble gable sable noble coble moble cable table bable kable mable viable
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