impalpable.

Too insubstantial or intangible to be felt or grasped by touch.

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Words that belong together

• an impalpable presence
• impalpable material

On the page

An impalpable presence seemed to remain after the voice stopped.

The residue was so fine that it felt impalpable between her fingers.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more impalpable; superlative most impalpable where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.