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palpable

/ˈpælpəbəl/  ·  say it: PAL·puh·bul

so intense as to seem almost touchable

In Sophisticated Everyday

In more detail

1. (adjective) able to be touched or felt physically

2. (adjective) so strong or obvious that it seems almost real and can be easily noticed

Examples

• 1. The doctor felt a palpable lump in the patient's neck.
• 2. There was a palpable sense of relief when the exam was finally over.

Nearby in Sophisticated Everyday

meticulousness, nominal, ostensible, perfunctory, pervasive, poignant