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   palpable

   /ˈpalpəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible: "a palpable sense of loss" Similar perceptibleperceivablevisiblenoticeableappreciablediscernibledetectableobservabletangiblerecognizablenotableunmistakabletransparentindisputableself-evidentincontrovertibleincontestableundeniableobviousclearplainplain to seeevidentapparentmanifestpatentmarkedconspicuouspronouncedstrikingdistinctas plain as a pikestaffas plain as the nose on one's facestanding/sticking out like a sore thumbstanding/sticking out a mileright under one's nosestaring one in the facewrit largebeyond doubtbeyond questionwritten all over someoneas clear as dayblindinginescapableovertopenundisguisedunconcealedglaringblatantflagrantbarefacedgrossstarkOpposite intangibleimperceptible
   • ▪ plain to see or comprehend: "to talk of dawn raids in the circumstances is palpable nonsense"
   • 2. able to be touched or felt: "the palpable bump at the bridge of the nose" Similar tangibletouchablenoticeabledetectablesolidconcretematerialsubstantialreal

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin palpabilis, from Latin palpare ‘feel, touch gently’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. palpability noun

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