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Meanings of impalpable in English

Regarding abstractions, namely, concepts, ideas, thoughts etc.(Adj.; Re. Philosophy; Source: IPDF)

Imperceptible to the senses or the mind.

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Usage of impalpable in English
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But, in my mind, the one and the other were alike impalpable.
The Blithedale Romance
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She was statue-like in her stillness, her breaths impalpable in their softness.
The Last Shot
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In its impalpable gaseous character we clearly perceived the consummation of Fate.
The apocalypse reader
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And this brings us to that mysterious and impalpable despot, the Censor.
The First Hundred Thousand: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a ...
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Fine impalpable ashes drift and fall like rain half a mile away.
The Life of the Fields
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He tried, vainly, to swim up-stream against the smooth impalpable fatal current.
Where the Blue Begins
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A thousand kisses.-Yourmother. This impalpable missive dated from seventeen days previously.
My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
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The atmosphere grew hazy with impalpable dust; and the stars were wholly obscured.
Brood of the Witch-Queen
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It was like feeling a soul-thatimpalpable presence in the night.
Black Jack
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We lift an impalpable scale from the surface of the Pyramids.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 / A Magazine...
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He continued to be conscious of this impalpable obstacle in their following interviews.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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Some impalpable essence of spirituality was gone from himself and from the people.
The Lions of the Lord: A Tale of the Old West
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About this man Mitchell hung the impalpable atmosphere belonging to the thorough-bred gentleman.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 / A Magazin...
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The impalpable shield her formidable friend carried with her, turned the perils aside.
The Real Adventure
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Even the seniors carried with them an impalpable aura of learning.
The Vision Splendid
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For a moment he eluded the stealthy fleshless hands of its impalpable skirmishers.
The Abandoned Room
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