Word:
Palpable
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Obvious and noticeable.
Sentences:
1) I felt a palpable sense of relief.
2) The attraction between them was palpable.
Origin:
Middle English, from Late Latin palpabilis, from Latin palpere which means 'to stroke', 'caress'.
First use:
14th century
Synonyms:
appreciable, apprehensible, detectable, discernable, sensible
Antonyms:
impalpable, imperceptible, insensible.
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