All 3 Uses of
palpable
in
1984, by Orwell
- The words kept coming back to him, statement of a mystical truth and a palpable absurdity.
p. 82.5palpable = very apparent
- There were times when the fact of impending death seemed as palpable as the bed they lay on, and they would cling together with a sort of despairing sensuality, like a damned soul grasping at his last morsel of pleasure when the clock is within five minutes of striking.
p. 151.5palpable = real (easily known)
- Technical progress can cease and the most palpable facts can be denied or disregarded.
p. 198.4 *palpable = apparent or obvious
Definition:
very apparent (so strong, it almost seems to take a material form that can be touched)
"Palpable" is frequently used to describe the intensity of an emotion shared between people who can see each other. The implication is that the emotion is so strong, it almost takes a material form that can be touched.