imperceptible
adjective/ˌɪmpəˈseptəbl/
/ˌɪmpərˈseptəbl/
(formal)Word Family
- perceive verb
- perception noun
- perceptive adjective
- perceptible adjective (≠ imperceptible)
- very small and therefore unable to be seen or felt
- imperceptible changes in temperature
- There was an almost imperceptible pause as she gathered her breath to speak.
- imperceptible to somebody/something The differences were imperceptible to all but the most trained eye.
- The slight change in the taste was imperceptible to most people.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- almost
- nearly
- virtually
- …
- to
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or from medieval Latin imperceptibilis, from in- ‘not’ + perceptibilis, from the verb percipere ‘seize, understand’, from per- ‘entirely’ + capere ‘take’.Want to learn more?
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