imperceptibilityn.

Brit.

/ˌɪmpəˌsɛptᵻˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌɪmpərˌsɛptəˈbɪlədi/

Forms: 1600s imperceptibilitie, 1600s– imperceptibility.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: imperceptible adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < imperceptible adj. (see -ity suffix); compare -bility suffix. Compare slightly earlier unperceivableness n. at unperceivable adv. and adj. Derivatives.Compare post-classical Latin imperceptibilitas (from 13th cent. in British sources), Italian impercettibilità (1611 in Florio).

1. The quality or condition of being imperceptible (in either sense of the adjective).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [noun]

invisibleness1530

invisibility1561

unperceivableness1611

unvisibleness1611

imperceptibility1612

inconspicuousness1624

undiscernibleness1645

undiscernableness1646

imperceptiveness1662

imperceivableness1666

imperceptibleness1673

imperceptivitya1680

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [noun] > quality of being imperceptible to senses

unperceivableness1611

imperceptibility1612

insensibility1635

undiscernibleness1645

undiscernableness1646

imperceptiveness1662

imperceivableness1666

imperceptibleness1673

imperceptivitya1680

1612 J. Cotta Short Discouerie Dangers Ignorant Practisers Physicke i. ii. 13 It was no other but an imperceptibilitie of his pulse.

1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra iii. v. 28 The Wiles, Depths, Secrets and Devices of Satan..in their own nature Imply a studyed or designed secrecy and Imperceptibility.

1734 J. Atkins Navy-surgeon Pref. p. viii I cannot understand how Mercury divided to Imperceptibility, either in Powder or Pill, will mix effectually with the Mass of Blood, and produce a Salivation.

1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 65 While metaphysicians expand their subtleties into imperceptibility.

1833 Age 18 Aug. 263/1 The exquisite little mite, approximate to nothing, and rescued from the blank of imperceptibility by the miraculous cunning alone of optical invention.

1870 Eclectic Med. Jrnl. 30 48 Perhaps the greater number of drugs belong to the latter class,..resembling each other in the shortness and comparative imperceptibility of the stimulus.

1931 Geogr. Jrnl. 77 546 Another difficulty has to be faced in the imperceptibility of an oasis itself when at a considerable distance, even when it happens to be in full view.

1996 Nature 12 Dec. 514/2 In addition to the robustness and imperceptibility of the watermark, security is a major concern.

2016 Toronto Star (Nexis) 30 July w1 North Americans want their [gear] shifts to be smoother, almost to the point of imperceptibility.

2. Inability to perceive something. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > absence of perception > [noun]

discognisancec1475

imperception1644

imperceptiveness1662

imperceptivitya1680

non-perception1692

unconsciousness1712

imperceptibility1781

incognizancea1856

impercipience1882

no-mind1934

no-thought1949

no-mindness1959

1781 J. Clowes tr. E. Swedenborg True Christian Relig. II. vii. 49 A total Ignorance and Imperceptibility of the Delight of celestial Love.

2015 J. Uher in C. W. Gruber et al. Constraints of Agency xiii. 214 The fundamental imperceptibility of psychical phenomena by other individuals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imperceptibility
释义	imperceptibilityn. Brit. /ˌɪmpəˌsɛptᵻˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌɪmpərˌsɛptəˈbɪlədi/ Forms: 1600s imperceptibilitie, 1600s– imperceptibility. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: imperceptible adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < imperceptible adj. (see -ity suffix); compare -bility suffix. Compare slightly earlier unperceivableness n. at unperceivable adv. and adj. Derivatives.Compare post-classical Latin imperceptibilitas (from 13th cent. in British sources), Italian impercettibilità (1611 in Florio). 1. The quality or condition of being imperceptible (in either sense of the adjective). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [noun] invisibleness1530 invisibility1561 unperceivableness1611 unvisibleness1611 imperceptibility1612 inconspicuousness1624 undiscernibleness1645 undiscernableness1646 imperceptiveness1662 imperceivableness1666 imperceptibleness1673 imperceptivitya1680 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [noun] > quality of being imperceptible to senses unperceivableness1611 imperceptibility1612 insensibility1635 undiscernibleness1645 undiscernableness1646 imperceptiveness1662 imperceivableness1666 imperceptibleness1673 imperceptivitya1680 1612 J. Cotta Short Discouerie Dangers Ignorant Practisers Physicke i. ii. 13 It was no other but an imperceptibilitie of his pulse. 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra iii. v. 28 The Wiles, Depths, Secrets and Devices of Satan..in their own nature Imply a studyed or designed secrecy and Imperceptibility. 1734 J. Atkins Navy-surgeon Pref. p. viii I cannot understand how Mercury divided to Imperceptibility, either in Powder or Pill, will mix effectually with the Mass of Blood, and produce a Salivation. 1794 H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy II. 65 While metaphysicians expand their subtleties into imperceptibility. 1833 Age 18 Aug. 263/1 The exquisite little mite, approximate to nothing, and rescued from the blank of imperceptibility by the miraculous cunning alone of optical invention. 1870 Eclectic Med. Jrnl. 30 48 Perhaps the greater number of drugs belong to the latter class,..resembling each other in the shortness and comparative imperceptibility of the stimulus. 1931 Geogr. Jrnl. 77 546 Another difficulty has to be faced in the imperceptibility of an oasis itself when at a considerable distance, even when it happens to be in full view. 1996 Nature 12 Dec. 514/2 In addition to the robustness and imperceptibility of the watermark, security is a major concern. 2016 Toronto Star (Nexis) 30 July w1 North Americans want their [gear] shifts to be smoother, almost to the point of imperceptibility. 2. Inability to perceive something. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > absence of perception > [noun] discognisancec1475 imperception1644 imperceptiveness1662 imperceptivitya1680 non-perception1692 unconsciousness1712 imperceptibility1781 incognizancea1856 impercipience1882 no-mind1934 no-thought1949 no-mindness1959 1781 J. Clowes tr. E. Swedenborg True Christian Relig. II. vii. 49 A total Ignorance and Imperceptibility of the Delight of celestial Love. 2015 J. Uher in C. W. Gruber et al. Constraints of Agency xiii. 214 The fundamental imperceptibility of psychical phenomena by other individuals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1612
随便看	estate-owner estatebottled estated estately estatemanager estateowner estates estates-general estatesgeneral estatesman estatesmen estating estatute estdede este esteem esteemable esteemed esteemer esteeming esteemingly esteems estellation ester ester gum