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Palpability

The quality of being palpable, or perceptible by the touch.

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Corporality 76% connected

The state of being or having a body; bodily existence; corporeality; -- opposed to spirituality.

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Corporeality 76% connected

The state of being corporeal; corporeal existence.

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Materiality 76% connected

The quality or state of being material; material existence; corporeity.

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Tangible 74% connected

Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable.

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Tangible 74% connected

Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable.

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Tangibility 92% connected

The quality or state of being tangible.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Adenomyosarcoma noun · 78% connection

malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass

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Amaurosis noun · 78% connection

A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gu…

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Aphanite noun · 78% connection

A very compact, dark-colored /ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains.

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Apparent adjective · 78% connection

Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.

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Appreciable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; as, an appreciable quantity.

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Bayou noun · 78% connection

An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement excep…

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Clairvoyance noun · 78% connection

A power, attributed to some persons while in a mesmeric state, of discering objects not perceptible by the senses in their normal cond…

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Crack noun · 78% connection

A partial separation of parts, with or without a perceptible opening; a chink or fissure; a narrow breach; a crevice; as, a crack in t…

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Dissipativity noun · 78% connection

The rate at which palpable energy is dissipated away into other forms of energy.

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Embryoma of the kidney noun · 78% connection

malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass

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Exertion noun · 78% connection

The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a laborious or per…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: palpable, perceptible, touch.
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External adjective · 78% connection

Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as distinguished from mental or moral.

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Faint superl. · 78% connection

Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint co…

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