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palpable
[pal-puh-buhl]
adjective
readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident.
a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:capable of being touched or felt; tangible.
Synonyms: ,Medicine/Medical.perceptible by palpation.
palpable
/ ˈæəə /
adjective
(usually prenominal) easily perceived by the senses or the mind; obvious
the excuse was a palpable lie
capable of being touched; tangible
med capable of being discerned by the sense of touch
a palpable tumour
Other 51Թ Forms
- palpability noun
- palpableness noun
- palpably adverb
- nonpalpability noun
- nonpalpable adjective
- nonpalpably adverb
- unpalpable adjective
- unpalpably adverb
- ˌ貹貹ˈٲ noun
- ˈ貹貹 adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of palpable1
Example Sentences
Even if seeking realism in creatures that only exist in our imagination might seem counterintuitive, the goal is to make them feel palpable within their made-up realm.
For a few moments, the tension was palpable.
That “amnesty” law created a “palpable difference in the attitude” of the employees she had without papers, she said.
“Everything I was doing with the dragons was trying to make them feel real and palpable and alive,” Taylor said.
There was a palpable sense of relief from UK trade officials when the exemption was included in President Donald Trump's latest executive order.
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