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palpable

[ pal-puh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident:

    a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.

    Synonyms: plain, manifest

    Antonyms: obscure

  2. capable of being touched or felt; tangible.

    Synonyms: corporeal, material

  3. Medicine/Medical. perceptible by palpation.


palpable

/ ˈpælpəbəl /

adjective

  1. usually prenominal easily perceived by the senses or the mind; obvious

    the excuse was a palpable lie

  2. capable of being touched; tangible
  3. med capable of being discerned by the sense of touch

    a palpable tumour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌpalpaˈbility, noun
  • ˈpalpably, adverb
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Other Words From

  • palpa·bili·ty palpa·ble·ness noun
  • palpa·bly adverb
  • nonpal·pa·bili·ty noun
  • non·palpa·ble adjective
  • non·palpa·bly adverb
  • un·palpa·ble adjective
  • un·palpa·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of palpable1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin palpābilis “touchable,” from palpā(re) “to stroke, touch” ( palpate 1 ) + -bilis -ble
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Word History and Origins

Origin of palpable1

C14: from Late Latin palpābilis that may be touched, from Latin palpāre to stroke, touch
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Example Sentences

The joy of togetherness was the thing that was most missed by our students over the past months, and when the signal arrived that the vaccine was working, the yearning to gather once again was palpable.

In our rise-and-grind era, her palpable ambition has come to read as an admirable commitment to the hustle.

From Vox

The path the city has taken on public safety over the past two decades has been something palpable in her life, shaping it at every turn — and shattering it during the pandemic.

The frustration and outrage I and everyone else feels are palpable.

That’s not to say people won’t be attending Cannes, but the excitement is more palpable for in-person business meetings, according to agency execs and industry observers.

From Digiday

No matter what Hitchcock said, what he did was to photograph our fears and make palpable the invisible.

The fear was palpable, yet it was no longer the citizens but the regime that was afraid.

These are palpable, identifiable matters that are ingrained into the very fabric of The Babadook.

His sadness over her descent into shooting up after managing to stay clean for a period is palpable.

But three hours from the construction site, the war between oil and conservation is palpable.

Such action is a palpable fraud which the law recognizes and for which the guilty ones must answer.

This would be a palpable fraud and a court would, if requested, order the reconveyance of the land and return of the money.

Many stories are told of insuring ships after learning of their loss; such conduct is a palpable fraud.

The enjoyment of it by them is a palpable evidence that obligation rests upon them.

With all these palpable facts in view, let us enquire into the origin of the book which has produced such results.

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