imperceptible
adjective
very slight, gradual, or subtle.
imperceptibility
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a word derived from
imperceptible.
Example Sentences
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The old man nodded almost imperceptibility to the bartender.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Faint almost to imperceptibility, but appalling, she suddenly heard the grinding of his teeth.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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
Invisibility -- N. invisibility, invisibleness, nonappearance, imperceptibility; indistinctness &c. adj.; mystery, delitescence†. concealment &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
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
