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Meaning of 'palpable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Palpable [ a.]
- Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form.
- Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors.

Meaning of 'palpable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . palpable [ a]
Meaning (1):
- capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
Example in sentence:
  • a barely palpable dust;
  • a palpable lie;
  • felt sudden anger in a palpable wave;
  • the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton
2 . palpable [ s]
Meaning (2):
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Example in sentence:
  • a palpable lie;
  • evident hostility;
  • in plain view;
  • it is plain that he is no reactionary;
  • made his meaning plain;
  • manifest disapproval;
  • patent advantages;
  • the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
Meaning (3):
- (medicine) can be felt by palpation
Example in sentence:
  • a palpable tumor
Meaning (4):
- so intense as to be almost touched or felt
Example in sentence:
  • there was a palpable sense of joy in the air

Nearby Words:

pal palace palacious paladin paladiumize paladumenta palaeo- palaeographer palaeographic palaeotype

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