Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imperceptibly

/ˌɪmpɚsˈɛptɪbli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
im-per-cep-ti-bly
IPA
/ˌɪmpɚsˈɛptɪbli/
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Not noticeably; such that it cannot be detected, through being too small or too fast, etc.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English imperceptible Middle English -ly English -ly English imperceptibly From imperceptible + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more imperceptibly (comparative) most imperceptibly (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce imperceptibly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪmpɚsˈɛptɪbli/.
What does imperceptibly mean?
Not noticeably; such that it cannot be detected, through being too small or too fast, etc.
Where does imperceptibly come from?
Etymology tree English imperceptible Middle English -ly English -ly English imperceptibly From imperceptible + -ly.

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