unperceivableadv.adj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpəˈsiːvəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənpərˈsivəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and perceive v. and -able suffix; also 1500s vnperceiueable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, perceive v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + perceive v. + -able suffix, in use as adjective perhaps after post-classical Latin imperceptibilis imperceptible adj. With the use as adverb, compare earlier unperceivably adv. Compare later perceivable adj.

†A. adv.

Imperceptibly. Cf. unperceivably adv. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1425 Prickynge of Love (Yale) (1983) 172 (MED) Vnperceyuable [c1400 Harl. He com in-to hir ofte-syþes pryuyli & vnparseyuabeli].

c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 290 In a moment, that is in an vnperceyuable short tyme.

B. adj.

Imperceptible.

ΘΚΠ

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

unseyenlyc1175

unsenec1200

unseeinga1300

invisible1340

unperceptiblea1398

unseeablea1400

unvisiblec1402

unsightablea1420

unsightyc1440

unperceivable?a1475

unsightfulc1480

imperceptible1536

secret1559

sightless1586

undiscernable1586

invised1609

viewlessa1616

imperceivablea1617

unspiablea1618

inconspicuous1624

undiscernible1624

inconspicablea1652

imperspicable1664

unperceptable1678

imperceptive1722

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective] > (naturally) imperceptible to senses

unperceptiblea1398

unperceivable?a1475

imperceptible1536

undiscernable1586

imperceivablea1617

undiscernible1624

occult1650

unperceptable1678

imperceptive1722

supersensible1795

subsensible1858

supersensory1883

?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) ii. viii. f. 69 Þorw a pryue vnperceuable wirkyng of þa holy gost.

1588 J. Ludham tr. A. Hyperius Speciall Treat. Gods Prouidence ii. sig. C^v There are very many brute beastes found adorned with a certain vnperceiueable force of nature secretly woorking in them.

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xii. 284 Who knowes not how vnperceivable the neighbourhood betweene folly with the liveliest elevations of a free minde is.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 45 Their motion, being made in time vnperceiuable by vs.

1709 G. Berkeley Ess. New Theory of Vision §72. 79 The Particles of the..Vapours, which are themselves unperceivable.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii. 369 The chain of causes and effects..divides into so many unperceivable threads.

1801 Monthly Mag. 12 422 One of those French reputations, which, when weighed in the European scale, is almost unperceivable.

a1882 T. H. Green Proleg. Ethics (1883) 347 That God is as unimaginable as he is unperceivable.

1925 Philos. Rev. 34 92 It is precisely the defect of epistemological dualism..that it makes unperceivable so much that might be perceived.

1997 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Apr. xiii. 14/3 The merest, almost unperceivable, hiatus.

Derivatives

unperˈceivableness n. rare imperceptibility.

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

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Impercettibilita, vnperceiuablenesse.

2001 G. Davie Scotch Metaphysics vi. 191 The notion of unperceivedness or unperceivableness is inseparable from the notion of the material world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unperceivable
释义	unperceivableadv.adj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpəˈsiːvəbl/, U.S. /ˌənpərˈsivəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and perceive v. and -able suffix; also 1500s vnperceiueable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, perceive v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + perceive v. + -able suffix, in use as adjective perhaps after post-classical Latin imperceptibilis imperceptible adj. With the use as adverb, compare earlier unperceivably adv. Compare later perceivable adj. †A. adv. Imperceptibly. Cf. unperceivably adv. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1425 Prickynge of Love (Yale) (1983) 172 (MED) Vnperceyuable [c1400 Harl. He com in-to hir ofte-syþes pryuyli & vnparseyuabeli]. c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 290 In a moment, that is in an vnperceyuable short tyme. B. adj. Imperceptible. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] unseyenlyc1175 unsenec1200 unseeinga1300 invisible1340 unperceptiblea1398 unseeablea1400 unvisiblec1402 unsightablea1420 unsightyc1440 unperceivable?a1475 unsightfulc1480 imperceptible1536 secret1559 sightless1586 undiscernable1586 invised1609 viewlessa1616 imperceivablea1617 unspiablea1618 inconspicuous1624 undiscernible1624 inconspicablea1652 imperspicable1664 unperceptable1678 imperceptive1722 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective] > (naturally) imperceptible to senses unperceptiblea1398 unperceivable?a1475 imperceptible1536 undiscernable1586 imperceivablea1617 undiscernible1624 occult1650 unperceptable1678 imperceptive1722 supersensible1795 subsensible1858 supersensory1883 ?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) ii. viii. f. 69 Þorw a pryue vnperceuable wirkyng of þa holy gost. 1588 J. Ludham tr. A. Hyperius Speciall Treat. Gods Prouidence ii. sig. C^v There are very many brute beastes found adorned with a certain vnperceiueable force of nature secretly woorking in them. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xii. 284 Who knowes not how vnperceivable the neighbourhood betweene folly with the liveliest elevations of a free minde is. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 45 Their motion, being made in time vnperceiuable by vs. 1709 G. Berkeley Ess. New Theory of Vision §72. 79 The Particles of the..Vapours, which are themselves unperceivable. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii. 369 The chain of causes and effects..divides into so many unperceivable threads. 1801 Monthly Mag. 12 422 One of those French reputations, which, when weighed in the European scale, is almost unperceivable. a1882 T. H. Green Proleg. Ethics (1883) 347 That God is as unimaginable as he is unperceivable. 1925 Philos. Rev. 34 92 It is precisely the defect of epistemological dualism..that it makes unperceivable so much that might be perceived. 1997 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Apr. xiii. 14/3 The merest, almost unperceivable, hiatus. Derivatives unperˈceivableness n. rare imperceptibility. 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 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Impercettibilita, vnperceiuablenesse. 2001 G. Davie Scotch Metaphysics vi. 191 The notion of unperceivedness or unperceivableness is inseparable from the notion of the material world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.adj.a1425
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