imperceptible

[im-per-sep-tuh-buhl]

im·per·cep·ti·ble

[im-per-sep-tuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
2.
not perceptible; not perceived by or affecting the senses.
noun
3.
something not capable of being perceived by the senses: metaphysical speculation about imperceptibles.

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Imperceptible has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

Origin:
1520–30; < Medieval Latin imperceptibilis. See im-2, perceptible

im·per·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, im·per·cep·ti·ble·ness, noun
im·per·cep·ti·bly, adverb


2. hidden, unperceivable, undetectable.

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imperceptible (ˌɪmpəˈsɛptɪbəl)
 
adj
too slight, subtle, gradual, etc, to be perceived
 
impercepti'bility
 
n
 
imper'ceptibleness
 
n
 
imper'ceptibly
 
adv

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