impalpably
Not able felt
Impalpably describes something done in a way that cannot be felt by touch or perceived by the senses.
More commonly, it characterizes something so subtle or intangible that it escapes easy detection or understanding.
The mood in the room shifted impalpably as the conversation turned serious.
The word often describes gradual changes or influences that work beneath conscious awareness.
Not able to touch
- spirituallyConcerning the soul
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- spectrallyIn phantom-like manner
- wraithlikeResembling a ghost
otherworldly · transcendently · celestially · supernaturally · insubstantially · airily · diaphanously · vaporous
In a weak manner
- invisiblyWithout being seen
- undetectablyWithout being sensed
- indiscerniblyIn an unnoticeable manner
- insensiblyWithout conscious awareness
subtly · gradually · minutely · slightly · softly · gently · silently · inaudibly
In a careful, subtle manner
- nuancedHaving fine distinctions
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- obliquelyAt a slant
- indirectlyVia intermediate means
tacitly · elusively · understated · imperceptibly · barely · scarcely · marginally · finely
In abstract terms
- theoreticallyIn principle, not actuality
- metaphysicallyConcerning being's nature
- notionallyIn theory only
- philosophicallyIn manner of deep thought
intellectually · ideologically · cognitively · immaterially · nonphysically · elusively · indefinably · vaguely
intangibly
Not able to touch
- spirituallyConcerning the soul
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- spectrallyIn phantom-like manner
wraithlike · otherworldly · transcendently · celestially · supernaturally · insubstantially · airily · diaphanously · vaporous · mistily
faintly
In a weak manner
- invisiblyWithout being seen
- undetectablyWithout being sensed
- indiscerniblyIn an unnoticeable manner
insensibly · subtly · gradually · minutely · slightly · softly · gently · silently · inaudibly · noiselessly
delicately
In a careful, subtle manner
indirectly · tacitly · elusively · understated · imperceptibly · barely · scarcely · marginally · finely · exquisitely
conceptually
In abstract terms
- theoreticallyIn principle, not actuality
- metaphysicallyConcerning being's nature
- notionallyIn theory only
philosophically · intellectually · ideologically · cognitively · immaterially · nonphysically · elusively · indefinably · vaguely · ineffably
impalpablyperceptibly
Able to be noticed
detectably · noticeably · visibly · discernibly · sensibly
impalpablytangibly
Perceptibly, physically present
palpably · solidly · physically · materially · concretely
impalpablyclearly
Without ambiguity
definitely · obviously · distinctly · plainly · patently