Imperceptibleness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Imperceptible \Im`per*cep"ti*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not +
     perceptible: cf. F. imperceptible.]
     Not perceptible; not to be apprehended or cognized by the
     senses; not discernible by the mind; not easily apprehended.
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           Almost imperceptible to the touch.       --Dryden.
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           Its operation is slow, and in some cases almost
           imperceptible.                           --Burke.
     -- {Im`per*cep"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im`per*cep"ti*bly}, adv.
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           Their . . . subtilty and imperceptibleness. --Sir M.
                                                    Hale.
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