Meaning

1 senses

  1. Something that is imperceptible.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. The sounds are imperceptible to humans.

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  2. The truth is opaque and consequently imperceptible.

    ruИстина прозрачна и потому незаметна. — marafon

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  3. There is a nearly imperceptible smell of cat food that follows me constantly.

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  4. The sound was practically imperceptible.

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  5. There is often only one point between beauty and ugliness, and it is almost imperceptible.

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English imperceptible, from Middle French imperceptible and its etym

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

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Forms

plural: imperceptibles
Singularimperceptible
Pluralimperceptibles

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
impenetrableimperativeC1imperceptiblyC2imperfect

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