Meanings
nounimpalpability (usually uncountable, plural impalpabilities)
plural impalpabilities
- The quality of being impalpable; intangibility.
- uncountableusuallyPhysical imperceptibility; incapability of being sensed by the tactual faculties.
- uncountableusuallyUngraspability by or inapprehensibility to the mind.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch
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Origin
Formed as impalpable + -ity; compare the French impalpabilité.
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APA
impalpability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impalpability
MLA
“impalpability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impalpability. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impalpability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impalpability.
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