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imperceptible

adj

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English imperceptible, from Middle French imperceptible and its etymon Medieval Latin imperceptibilis. By surface analysis, im- + perceptible.

  1. derived from imperceptibilis
  2. derived from imperceptible
  3. inherited from imperceptible

Definitions

  1. Not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.

    • We all missed the imperceptible shake of his head as he tried to warn us without being seen.
    • A narrow, almost imperceptible path led them through the thickest of the wood. Two or three times they had to creep under boughs which, but for the ease with which they gave way, would seem never to have admitted a passage before.

  2. Beyond the purview of man

    Beyond the purview of man; too great and all-encompassing to be perceived.

  3. Something that is imperceptible.

    • The Church assures the faithful that in the Eucharist one imperceptible is changed into another: the mind illumined by faith recognizes the change and says, Here is a miracle, here is something out of the usual course of nature.

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Derived

imperceptibility, imperceptibleness, imperceptibly

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for imperceptible. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA