unperceptibleadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpəˈsɛptᵻbl/, U.S.

/ˌənpərˈsɛptəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and perceptible adj. and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, perceptible adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + perceptible adj. (although this is first attested later), originally after post-classical Latin imperceptibilis imperceptible 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

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. ix. ii. 518 Noþing is more vncerteyne þan tyme, noþing more vnperceptible [L. imperceptibilius].

1557 R. Edgeworth Serm. very Fruitfull xviii. f. cclxxxi^v A man shall be where he lyste in a moment or tyme vnperceptible.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1086 The diversitie of good things and evill is very small, and unperceptible [Fr. imperceptible] by the sense.

1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme ii. i. §2 Matter..unperceptible to any of our Senses.

1682 H. More Contin. Remark. Stories 10 A tugging..for his Sword by an invisible Hand. By which, I suppose, is meant an unperceptible hand.

1767 Intrigue A-la-mode 18 Several squeezes of the hand, unperceptible by the rest of the company.

1866 Rhode Island Schoolmaster Oct. 240 The movement is slow and generally unperceptible.

1908 C. G. Shaw Precinct of Relig. ii. 108 The æsthetic and religious are never unperceptible and abstract.

2000 Philos. Stud. 98 368 Nominalism has no sort of epistemological advantage, by its own lights, if it posits unperceptible tokens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unperceptible
释义	unperceptibleadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpəˈsɛptᵻbl/, U.S. /ˌənpərˈsɛptəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and perceptible adj. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, perceptible adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + perceptible adj. (although this is first attested later), originally after post-classical Latin imperceptibilis imperceptible 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 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. ix. ii. 518 Noþing is more vncerteyne þan tyme, noþing more vnperceptible [L. imperceptibilius]. 1557 R. Edgeworth Serm. very Fruitfull xviii. f. cclxxxi^v A man shall be where he lyste in a moment or tyme vnperceptible. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1086 The diversitie of good things and evill is very small, and unperceptible [Fr. imperceptible] by the sense. 1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme ii. i. §2 Matter..unperceptible to any of our Senses. 1682 H. More Contin. Remark. Stories 10 A tugging..for his Sword by an invisible Hand. By which, I suppose, is meant an unperceptible hand. 1767 Intrigue A-la-mode 18 Several squeezes of the hand, unperceptible by the rest of the company. 1866 Rhode Island Schoolmaster Oct. 240 The movement is slow and generally unperceptible. 1908 C. G. Shaw Precinct of Relig. ii. 108 The æsthetic and religious are never unperceptible and abstract. 2000 Philos. Stud. 98 368 Nominalism has no sort of epistemological advantage, by its own lights, if it posits unperceptible tokens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1398
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