adjective
capable of being perceived
Synonyms
Examples
- especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
- a barely palpable dust
- felt sudden anger in a palpable wave
- the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton
- a palpable lie
adjective
(medicine) can be felt by palpation
Examples
- a palpable tumor
adjective
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Synonyms
Examples
- the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
- evident hostility
- manifest disapproval
- patent advantages
- made his meaning plain
- it is plain that he is no reactionary
- in plain view
- a palpable lie
adjective
so intense as to be almost touched or felt
Examples
- there was a palpable sense of joy in the air