What does "impalpability" mean?

The quality of being impalpable; intangibility.; Physical imperceptibility; incapability of being sensed by the tactual faculties.

How do you pronounce "impalpability"?

Pronounced //ɪmpælpəˈbɪlɪtɪ//.

Common synonyms include: airiness, immateriality, incorporeality, insubstantiality, intangibility, intangibility.

//ɪmpælpəˈbɪlɪtɪ// noun

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Noun

1
The quality of being impalpable; intangibility.; Physical imperceptibility; incapability of being sensed by the tactual faculties. uncountable, usually
2
the quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch wordnet
3
The quality of being impalpable; intangibility.; Ungraspability by or inapprehensibility to the mind. uncountable, usually
4
Ungraspability by or inapprehensibility to the mind. wordnet

Formed as impalpable + -ity; compare the French impalpabilité.

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