imperceptible
adjective
very slight, gradual, or subtle.
imperceptibility
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a word derived from
imperceptible.
Example Sentences
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Faint almost to imperceptibility, but appalling, she suddenly heard the grinding of his teeth.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
The old man nodded almost imperceptibility to the bartender.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
We were so high above it that the heavings of its longer swells were leveled to imperceptibility, while the waves only graved the motionless surface.
From Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan by Percival Lowell
This time the sacred figure, not cloaked with mysterious imperceptibility, was sharp on the plate.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
The elder Miss Boggs started toward her with stern decision, but the little Daguerrotype turned with a shadowy smile, became a blur and an imperceptibility.
From The Shape of Fear by Elia Wilkinson Peattie
