palpable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French palpable and its source, Latin palpābilis, which is from palpō (“to touch softly”) +‎ -bilis. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpælpəbəl/ (US) enPR: păl'pə-bəl, IPA(key): /ˈpælpəbəl/ === Adjective === palpable (comparative more palpable, superlative most palpable) Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible. Synonyms: tangible, touchable; see also Thesaurus:tactile (figurative) Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable. Synonyms: manifest, noticeable, patent (medicine) That can be detected by palpation. ==== Antonyms ==== impalpable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin palpābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pəlˈpab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [palˈpa.ble] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [palˈpab.ble] === Adjective === palpable m or f (masculine and feminine plural palpables) palpable ==== Derived terms ==== palpablement === Further reading === “palpable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “palpable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “palpable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “palpable”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin palpābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pal.pabl/ === Adjective === palpable (plural palpables) palpable Antonym: impalpable ==== Derived terms ==== palpablement === Further reading === “palpable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Adjective === palpable m or f (plural palpables) touchable; palpable === References === Etymology and history of “palpable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin palpābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /palˈpable/ [palˈpa.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: pal‧pa‧ble === Adjective === palpable m or f (masculine and feminine plural palpables) palpable ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “palpable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025