palpable
adjective
1. capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
- a barely palpable dust
- felt sudden anger in a palpable wave
- the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton
Similar word(s): perceptible, tangible
2. (medicine) can be felt by palpation
- a palpable tumor
Similar word(s): perceptible
3. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- a palpable lie
Similar word(s): obvious, apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable
4. so intense as to be almost touched or felt
- there was a palpable sense of joy in the air
Similar word(s): intense