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Meaning of "impalpability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPALPABILITY

impalpability  [ɪmˌpælpəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPALPABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impalpability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IMPALPABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unobservable

An unobservable is an entity whose existence, nature, properties, qualities or relations are not directly observable by humans. In philosophy of science typical examples of "unobservables" are atomic particles, the force of gravity, causation and beliefs or desires. However, some philosophers also characterize all objects — trees, tables, other minds, microbiological things and so on to which humans ascribe as the thing causing their perception—as unobservable. "Unobservables" is a reference similar to Immanuel Kant's distinction between noumena and phenomena. According to Kant humans can never know noumena; all that humans know is the phenomena. Kant's distinction is similar to John Locke's distinction between primary and secondary qualities. Secondary qualities are what humans perceive such as redness, chirping, heat, mustiness or sweetness. Primary qualities would be the actual qualities of the things themselves which give rise to the secondary qualities which humans perceive. The ontological nature and epistemological issues concerning unobservables is a central topic in philosophy of science.

Definition of impalpability in the English dictionary

The definition of impalpability in the dictionary is the quality or state of being imperceptible, esp to the touch. Other definition of impalpability is the quality or state of being difficult to understand or abstruse.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPALPABILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPALPABILITY

impactive
impair
impairable
impaired
impairer
impairment
impala
impale
impalement
impaler
impalpable
impalpably
impanation
impanel
impanelled
impanelling
impanelment
imparadise
imparipinnate
imparisyllabic

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPALPABILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of impalpability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «impalpability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPALPABILITY

Find out the translation of impalpability to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of impalpability from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «impalpability» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

impalpability
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impalpabilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

impalpability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

impalpability
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

impalpability
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неосязаемость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impalpabilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impalpabilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelepasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

impalpability
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

impalpability
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

impalpability
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Impalement
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không chạm tới được
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கழுமரத்தில் அறையப்பட்டதற்குப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्फोट करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kazığa oturtma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impalpabilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

impalpability
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невідчутність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

impalpability
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεπαίσθητο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

merkbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

impalpability
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

impalpability
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impalpability

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPALPABILITY»

The term «impalpability» is used very little and occupies the 188.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPALPABILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «impalpability» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «impalpability» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impalpability

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPALPABILITY»

Discover the use of impalpability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impalpability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Emergence of Consciousness
Paul Forman (1971; 1984) went further than Bohr in suggesting that the first discussions of the spontaneity, impalpability, and holistic properties of micro- physics were actually based on explicit attempts by Germanic physicists to re- align a ...
Anthony Freeman, 2001
2
Aesthetics of Interaction in Digital Art
Masaki Fujihata's Impalpability, published on CD-ROM in 1998, enabled a form of bodily self-awareness whose technical simplicity rendered it all the more original. Impalpability invited the recipient to turn over a standard computer mouse, ...
Katja Kwastek, 2013
3
Body and Story: The Ethics and Practice of Theoretical Conflict
The increasing impalpability of fundamental social, cultural, and economic entities opened many questions. These changes defamiliarized the accustomed scope and character of linguistic and semiotic practices. Language began to seem ...
Richard Terdiman, 2006
4
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
But universal colourlessness, universal silence, universal impalpability, universal tastelessness, and so forth, are just as much phenomena requiring, in thought, the presence of an ideal percipient endowed with sight and hearing and taste ...
‎1842
5
Thomas Hardy: The Critical Heritage
Troubles and other realities took on themselves a metaphysical impalpability, sinking to mere cerebral phenomena for serene contemplation, and no longer stood as pressing concretions which chafed body and soul.' 'Men and hangels ...
R. G. Cox, 2002
6
Joyce's Iritis and the Irritated Text: The Dis-lexic Ulysses
As Stephen notes in the same conversation in "Scylla" in which he thinks of Aquinas, a ghost is "one who has faded into impalpability . . . through absence" ( 9.148). So too has the text he wishes to have told by a ghost: it has been subjected to ...
Roy K. Gottfried, 1995
7
New English and Italian Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary
Impàirer, s. persôna che deterióra o scéraa; côsa che fa deperíre Impairment , impàiring, s. deperiménto, sce- maménto Impàlemcnt, s. impalazióne (suppllzio in uso fra i Turchi ) Impalpability, ». impalpability Impalpable, adj. impalpábile, ...
John Millhouse, Ferdinando Bracciforti, 1864
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A New French and English Dictionary
Impaiu'mekt, j. diminution,/ altération,/, Impal'atable, adj. désagréable au goût. To Impa'le, va. empaler. Impa'lement, i. empalement, m. Impal'pable, adj. impalpable , qui ne peut se sentir, ne peut être touché. Impalpability,«, impalpability,/.
William Cobbett, 1833
9
Blackwood's Magazine
But universal colourlessness, universal silence, universal impalpability, universal tastelessness, and so forth, are just as much phenomena requiring, in thought, the presence of an ideal percipient endowed with sight and hearing and taste ...
‎1842
10
Eassay on the system of the earth. Wanting title page
But under any possible theory the actual electrical impalpability of the fctreams acceding to supply a deficiency in ei« ther fxciled body, when the whole machine is insulated, and the Mmilar impalpability of the communications between, fiie two  ...
Earth, 1815

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPALPABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impalpability is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Famous shoe designers reimagine Cinderella's glass slipper
... with Swarovski crystals and is transformed by sparkling impalpability." -Massimiliano Giornetti, creative director at Salvatore Ferragamo «WPVI-TV, Feb 15»
2
Philippine fashion week report: Michael Cinco delivers the usual …
Perhaps only after seeing the show will you be able to discern the concept of impalpability in all of Cinco's work. Lifestyle Feature ( Article MRec ) ... «Philippine Star, May 13»
3
Always Someone Turns Up: On Dublinesque by Enrique Vila-Matas
Stephen said with tingling energy. One who has faded into impalpability through death, through absence, through change of manners. cover ... «The Millions, Jul 12»

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