imperceptible

imperceptible
    adj 1: impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or
           senses; "an imperceptible drop in temperature"; "an
           imperceptible nod"; "color is unperceivable to the touch"
           [syn: {imperceptible}, {unperceivable}] [ant:
           {perceptible}]
    

Imperceptible \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.
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         Almost imperceptible to the touch.       --Dryden.
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         Its operation is slow, and in some cases almost
         imperceptible.                           --Burke.
   -- {Im`per*cep"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im`per*cep"ti*bly}, adv.
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         Their . . . subtilty and imperceptibleness. --Sir M.
                                                  Hale.
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70 Moby Thesaurus words for "imperceptible":
      atomic, behind the curtain, behind the scenes, camouflaged,
      concealed, corpuscular, disguised, embryonic, ephemeral,
      evanescent, faint, fugitive, germinal, granular, hidden,
      ill-defined, impalpable, imponderable, inappreciable, inaudible,
      inconsiderable, inconspicuous, indiscernible, indistinct,
      indistinguishable, infinitesimal, insensible, insignificant,
      intangible, invisible, latent, microcosmic, microscopic, minuscule,
      minute, molecular, momentary, obscure, out of sight, secret,
      sightless, slight, subatomic, submerged, subtle, tenuous, thin,
      tiny, trivial, ultramicroscopic, unapparent, unappreciable,
      unbeheld, unbeholdable, unclear, undiscernible, undistinguishable,
      unnoticeable, unnoticed, unobservable, unobserved, unperceivable,
      unperceived, unrealized, unseeable, unseen, unviewed, unwitnessed,
      vague, viewless