palpable (adj) - capable of being perceived, particularly touched or felt; plainly evident or obvious [pal-puh-buhl]
BREAKDOWN: PALP- (touch) + -ABLE (able to be)
impalpable means unable to easily be touched, felt, or understood; intangible
“In the increasingly convincing darkness, the words become palpable, like a fruit that is too beautiful to eat.” —John Ashbery