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Palpableness

Palpable \Pal"pa*ble\, a. [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.

    A hit, A very palpable hit.
    --Shak. (Hamlet) [1913 Webster] -- Pal"pa*ble*ness, n. -- Pal"pa*bly, adv.

Usage examples of "palpableness".

Eyes and fingers speak in its favor, visual evidence and palpableness do, too: this strikes an age with fundamentally plebian tastes as fascinating, persuasive, and convincing - after all, it follows instinctively the canon of truth of eternally popular sensualism.