English-Thai Dictionary

palpable

ADJ ชัดเจน  คลำ ได้  แน่ชัด  tangible plain manifest evident chad-jen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PALPABLE

a.[L. palpor, to feel. ] 1. Perceptible by the touch; that may be felt; as a palpable substance; palpable darkness.
2. Gross; coarse; easily perceived and detected; as a palpable absurdity.
3. Plain; obvious; easily perceptible; as palpable phenomena; palpable proof.

 

PALPABLENESS

n.The quality of being palpable; plainness; obviousness; grossness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PALPABLE

Pal "pa *ble, a. Etym: [F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr. palpare to feel, stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the hand. ]

 

1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form. Shak. Darkness must overshadow all his bounds, Palpable darkness. Milton.

 

2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors. "Three persons palpable. " P. Plowman. [Lies ] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. Shak. -- Pal "pa *ble *ness, n. -- Pal "pa *bly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

palpable

pal pa ble |ˈpalpəbəl ˈpælpəbəl | ▶adjective able to be touched or felt: the palpable bump at the bridge of the nose. • (esp. of a feeling or atmosphere ) so intense as to be almost touched or felt: a palpable sense of loss. • clear to the mind or plain to see: to talk of dawn raids in the circumstances is palpable nonsense. DERIVATIVES pal pa bil i ty |ˌpalpəˈbilitē |noun, pal pa bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin palpabilis, from Latin palpare ‘feel, touch gently. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

palpable

palpable |ˈpalpəb (ə )l | ▶adjective able to be touched or felt: the palpable bump at the bridge of the nose. • (of a feeling or atmosphere ) so intense as to seem almost tangible: a palpable sense of loss. • plain to see or comprehend: to talk of dawn raids in the circumstances is palpable nonsense. DERIVATIVES palpability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, palpably adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin palpabilis, from Latin palpare ‘feel, touch gently ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

palpable

palpable adjective 1 a palpable bump: tangible, touchable, noticeable, detectable. ANTONYMS imperceptible. 2 his reluctance was palpable: perceptible, perceivable, visible, noticeable, discernible, detectable, observable, tangible, unmistakable, transparent, self-evident; obvious, clear, plain (to see ), evident, apparent, manifest, staring one in the face, written all over someone; appreciable. ANTONYMS imperceptible. WORD TOOLKIT See perceptible . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them. USAGE palpable Palpable (literally, “touchable ”) = tangible; apparent. There is nothing wrong with using this word in figurative senses ( palpable weaknesses in the argument ), as it has been used since at least the fifteenth century. What is nonsensical, however, is to say that the level of frustration, tension, etc. , is palpable —e.g.: “When they share a scene, the energy level is palpable [read the energy is palpable ].” ( Daily News [New York ]; Sept. 24, 2002.).Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

palpable

palpable adjective 1 a palpable bump at the bridge of the nose: tangible, touchable, noticeable, detectable, solid, concrete, material, substantial, real. 2 his reluctance was palpable: perceptible, perceivable, visible, noticeable, appreciable, discernible, detectable, observable, tangible, recognizable, notable, unmistakable, transparent, indisputable, self-evident, incontrovertible, incontestable, undeniable; obvious, clear, plain, plain to see, evident, apparent, manifest, patent, marked, conspicuous, pronounced, striking, distinct; as plain as a pikestaff, as plain as the nose on one's face, standing /sticking out like a sore thumb, standing /sticking out a mile, right under one's nose, staring one in the face, writ large, beyond doubt, beyond question, written all over someone, as clear as day, blinding, inescapable, overt, open, undisguised, unconcealed, glaring, blatant, flagrant, barefaced, gross, stark. ANTONYMS intangible, imperceptible. WORD TOOLKIT palpable See perceptible . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

French Dictionary

palpable

palpable adj. adjectif 1 Qui peut être palpé. : Cette tumeur n ’est pas palpable. ANTONYME impalpable . 2 figuré Clair, évident. : Des résultats palpables. SYNONYME concret .

 

Spanish Dictionary

palpable

palpable adjetivo 1 Que puede ser tocado con las manos :un tumor palpable al tacto .ANTÓNIMO impalpable .2 Que es evidente, patente y manifiesto :una verdad palpable; prueba palpable de la profesionalidad; era la demostración más palpable de la irracionalidad de las falsas causas radicales y extremistas .SINÓNIMO palmario .ANTÓNIMO impalpable .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

palpable

pal pa ble /pǽlpəb (ə )l /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 明白な ; 容易にわかる .2 触ることのできる ; 触知 [診 ]できる .p á l pa bly 副詞 明らかに .