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say it: PAL-puh-buhl
palpable is an adjective meaning "capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt". It is pronounced /ˈpælpəbəl/ — PAL-puh-buhl. It carries 4 recorded senses.
capable of being perceived; 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”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
“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”
so intense as to be almost touched or felt
“there was a palpable sense of joy in the air”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for palpable come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.