Dictionary entry

Imperceptible

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Im′per‐cep″ti‐ble (?), a. [Pref. im- not + perceptible: cf. F. imperceptible.] Not perceptible; not to be apprehended or cognized by the senses; not discernible by the mind; not easily apprehended.

Almost imperceptible to the touch. Dryden.

Its operation is slow, and in some cases almost imperceptible. Burke.

— Im′per‐cep″ti‐ble‐ness, n. — Im′per‐cep″ti‐bly, adv.

Their... subtilty and imperceptibleness. Sir M. Hale.