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IMPERCEPTIBLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
Example:
color is unperceivable to the touch
Synonyms:
imperceptible; unperceivable
Classified under:
Similar:
impalpable (not perceptible to the touch)
incognizable; incognoscible (incapable of being perceived or known)
indiscernible; insensible; undetectable (barely able to be perceived)
subliminal (below the threshold of conscious perception)
unobservable (not accessible to direct observation)
Also:
inaudible; unhearable (impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear)
impalpable (imperceptible to the senses or the mind)
invisible; unseeable (impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye)
Antonym:
perceptible (capable of being perceived by the mind or senses)
Derivation:
imperceptibility (the property of being imperceptible by the mind or the senses)