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Beauty is the disinterested one, without which the ancient world refused to understand itself, a word which both imperceptibly and yet unmistakably has bid farewell to our new world, a world of interests, leaving it to its own avarice and sadness.
Hans Urs von Balthasar

Meaning of "imperceptibly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPERCEPTIBLY

imperceptibly  [ˌɪmpəˈseptɪblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPERCEPTIBLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Imperceptibly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES IMPERCEPTIBLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of imperceptibly in the English dictionary

The definition of imperceptibly in the dictionary is too slightly, subtly, gradually, etc, to be perceived.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPERCEPTIBLY


combustibly
kəmˈbʌstɪblɪ
compatibly
kəmˈpætɪblɪ
contemptibly
kənˈtemptɪblɪ
contractibly
kənˈtræktɪblɪ
controvertibly
ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːtɪblɪ
convertibly
kənˈvɜːtɪblɪ
digestibly
daɪˈdʒɛstɪblɪ
incompatibly
ˌɪnkəmˈpætɪblɪ
incorruptibly
ˌɪnkəˈrʌptɪblɪ
incredibly
ɪnˈkrɛdɪblɪ
indefectibly
ˌɪndɪˈfɛktɪblɪ
indigestibly
ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstɪblɪ
indivertibly
ˌɪndɪˈvɜːtɪblɪ
insusceptibly
ˌɪnsəˈseptɪblɪ
irresistibly
ˌɪrɪˈzɪstɪblɪ
perceptibly
pəˈsɛptɪblɪ
possibly
ˈpɒsɪblɪ
resistibly
rɪˈzɪstɪblɪ
suggestibly
səˈdʒestɪblɪ
susceptibly
səˈseptɪblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPERCEPTIBLY

imperative
imperatively
imperativeness
imperator
imperatorial
imperatorially
imperatorship
imperceptibility
imperceptible
imperceptibleness
imperception
imperceptive
imperceptively
imperceptiveness
imperceptivity
impercipience
imperf.
imperfect
imperfect competition
imperfect contrition

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPERCEPTIBLY

corruptibly
feasibly
flexibly
forcibly
impartibly
impossibly
imprescriptibly
incombustibly
incontrovertibly
inconvertibly
indestructibly
inexhaustibly
negligibly
ostensibly
preventibly
responsibly
sensibly
tangibly
terribly
visibly

Synonyms and antonyms of imperceptibly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPERCEPTIBLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «imperceptibly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of imperceptibly

Translation of «imperceptibly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPERCEPTIBLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

不知不觉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imperceptiblemente
570 millions of speakers

English

imperceptibly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

imperceptibly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بصورة تدريجية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незаметно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imperceptivelmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সঙ্গে অদৃশ্যভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imperceptiblement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dapat dilihat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unmerklich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

わずかに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

눈에 보이지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Imperceptibly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không đáng kể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிக நுட்பமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Imperceptibly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

belli belirsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impercettibilmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niepostrzeżenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непомітно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imperceptibil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεπαίσθητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongemerk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omärkligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umerkelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of imperceptibly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPERCEPTIBLY»

The term «imperceptibly» is normally little used and occupies the 115.097 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPERCEPTIBLY» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «IMPERCEPTIBLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word imperceptibly.
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Hans Urs von Balthasar
Beauty is the disinterested one, without which the ancient world refused to understand itself, a word which both imperceptibly and yet unmistakably has bid farewell to our new world, a world of interests, leaving it to its own avarice and sadness.
2
Gavin Bryars
Similarly you can make a transition from one set of instruments to another imperceptibly.
3
Brooke Foss Westcott
Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPERCEPTIBLY»

Discover the use of imperceptibly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to imperceptibly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A New Original Work of ...
To infuse gently ; to introduce imperceptibly and artfully ; to instil "Horace . . . •-t. inn.ifrt virtue, rather by familiar example* tbiui by the severity of precept*. "— Drydtn : Jnnnal. (Ded.) 4. To hint ; to give an intimation or hint of ; to suggest.
Robert Hunter, 1884
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The Millennial Harbinger
All nations are imperceptibly to be given into his hands, and he is to hold a sceptre of this kind over kingdoms, nations, and languages. And Antichrist is to fall in this very way; and "Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots, and ...
Alexander Campbell, William Kimbrough Pendleton, Charles Louis Loos, 1833
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Universal Dictionary of the English Language: Ine-Rhe
To infuse gently; to introduce imperceptibly and artfully ; to instil. "Honoe . . . tnsinutitea virtue, rather by familiar lxamples than by the severity of precepts."— Ihyden : Jurtnal. (DsdL> 4. To hint ; to give an intimation or hint of ; to suggest "To  ...
Robert Hunter, Charles Morris, 1897
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Universal dictionary of the English language: a new and ...
To creep, wind, or move gently and imperceptibly ; t make iU way by Indirect means. □ Bat the Romanes espied where there was a breach made aud lane left between, nnd there they would insinuate and wind in with their rank** and files.
Robert Hunter, Charles Morris, 1899
5
Bass Cathedral
With each intermittent, synaesthetic lip-twist he all but imperceptibly rolled his eyes, all but imperceptibly grew impatient with the lush articulacy Freddie resorted to. He all but imperceptibly seemed to say come off it. "All but imperceptibly," ...
Nathaniel Mackey, 2007
6
The Armchair Economist: Economics & Everyday Life
If only one dollar bill is burned, prices fall only imperceptibly, but they do fall. The beneficiaries of that event are those people who are holding money at the moment when the dollar bill is burned. As prices fall, the money in their pockets gains ...
Steven E. Landsburg, 2012
7
The Isis: A London weekly publication
Life begins imperceptibly and is imperceptibly carried on.. That which is called mind begins imperceptibly, and is imperceptibly formed and carried on. If mind could be without the body, we should see a handwriting on the wall sometimes that ...
Eliza Sharples Carlille, 1832
8
The Southern Reporter
509, or "by running water retiring imperceptibly from one of its shores and encroaching on the other," as provided by O. C. art. 510. The grounds of decision are thus stated by the learned trial judge in his well-considered opinion (quoting in ...
‎1916
9
Modernism: An Anthology of Sources and Documents
Imperceptibly — so imperceptibly that man has not yet himself noticed it — the story has begun to turn. Out of the 'modern' togetherness of man and woman, woman emerges as the unifier, leaving behind the now dead historical woman — the ...
Vassiliki Kolocotroni, Jane Goldman, Olga Taxidou, 1998
10
Experimenting on a Small Planet: A Scholarly Entertainment
imPerCePtibly. sloW. GrADuAl. ChAnGe. During the 1970s and 1980s I made frequent trips to Europe on professional matters. Whenever possible, I would stop over in london and take a day to visit the library of the geological Society in ...
William W. Hay, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPERCEPTIBLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term imperceptibly is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to Create a Life in Balance | Rebecca Perkins - Huffington Post
And how, little by little, imperceptibly at times my life has moved forward. Today, I'm smiling reading it. Today, I do have peace in my life (and in ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
A Journey of the Heart, Life on Airwheel Intelligent electric motorcycle
Riding across the crowd of cars, you would find that pressure disappears gradually and fatigue vanishes imperceptibly. If things go on like this, ... «Press Release Rocket, Jul 15»
3
If Nobody Likes Advertising Agencies, Why Do They Keep Opening …
The sad part is it doesn't die in a spectacular way. So nobody sees it happening. It dies imperceptibly, so very slowly, and then it is too late. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
An Artist Who Gets Her Ego Out of the Way
The colors are muted, progressing subtly and nearly imperceptibly from one hue to the next. Above each painting, Feierabend has placed a ... «Valley News, Jul 15»
5
Outdoor rooms with not-so-secret gardens - The Frederick News-Post
... fire pit and a little house in the woods, a 10-foot-by-15-foot mahogany-and-screen-walled pavilion that blends imperceptibly among the trees. «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»
6
Carlton Melton
... beating of a tom drum slips artfully underneath, a nuanced layer that imperceptibly hints at the rumbling journey about to be embarked upon. «The Quietus, Jul 15»
7
And Out Come the 'H. s. Catcallus'
The female's shoulders stiffen almost imperceptibly, but she keeps moving toward her destination. From behind my dark glasses, I watch the ... «Pacific Standard, Jul 15»
8
How to get off the slow path to dementia | afr.com
This continues for years as he imperceptibly moves into a pre-diabetic state. Around middle age, he silently drifts over the line into diabetes ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
9
Through Detective | Film | Portland Mercury
... McKellen's face shift, almost imperceptibly, from mood to mood. This isn't a big performance from McKellen, but it is, unquestionably, a skillful ... «The Portland Mercury, Jul 15»
10
We don't need another round of 'disastrous' Social Partnership
It is the moment when we imperceptibly, but irrevocably change course. Tomorrow a new era dawns. It won't make much difference at first. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

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