palpable
[pal-puh-buh l]
- readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident: a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.
- capable of being touched or felt; tangible.
- Medicine/Medical. perceptible by palpation.
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Origin of palpable
Synonyms
See more synonyms for palpable on Thesaurus.com1. manifest, plain. 2. material, corporeal.
Antonyms
1. obscure.
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Examples from the Web for palpability
Historical Examples
The air was so clear that it seemed almost to have assumed a palpability of its own.
Down the ColumbiaLewis R. Freeman
Under its influence the dogmas of the Church assumed a kind of palpability.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian LiteratureJohn Addington Symonds
palpable
- (usually prenominal) easily perceived by the senses or the mind; obviousthe excuse was a palpable lie
- capable of being touched; tangible
- med capable of being discerned by the sense of toucha palpable tumour
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Word Origin
C14: from Late Latin palpābilis that may be touched, from Latin palpāre to stroke, touch
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Word Origin and History for palpability
palpable
adj.
late 14c., "that can be touched," from Late Latin palpabilis "that may be touched or felt," from Latin palpare "touch gently, stroke" (see feel (v.)). Figurative sense of "easily perceived, evident" also is from late 14c. Related: Palpably.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
palpable
(păl′pə-bəl)- Perceptible to touch; capable of being palpated.
- Evident; obvious.
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