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palpable

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpælpəb^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpælpəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pal′pə bəl)

pal•pa•ble /ˈpælpəbəl/USA pronunciation adj.

plainly seen or felt;
obvious:Her disgust was palpable when her former boyfriend walked in.
capable of being touched or felt;
tangible:could sense a palpable presence in the spooky, dark hotel room.

pal•pa•bly, adv.: a story that was palpably untrue.

pal•pa•ble (pal′pə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.

readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.;
obvious;
evident:a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.
capable of being touched or felt;
tangible.
Medicineperceptible by palpation.

Late Latin palpābilis that can be touched, equivalent. to palpā(re) to stroke, touch, palpate¹ + -bilis -ble
Middle English 1350–1400

pal′pa•bil′i•ty, pal′pa•ble•ness, n.
pal′pa•bly, adv.

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palpable /ˈpælpəb^əl/ adj

(usually prenominal) easily perceived by the senses or the mind; obvious: the excuse was a palpable lie
capable of being touched; tangible
capable of being discerned by the sense of touch

Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin palpābilis that may be touched, from Latin palpāre to stroke, touchˌpalpaˈbility, ˈpalpableness n ˈpalpably adv

'palpable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: tangible, plain, manifest, evident, unmistakable, more...

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