palpable

palpable

Pronunciation: ⁄ˈpalpəb(ə)l⁄

adjective

·              able to be touched or felt:

the palpable bump at the bridge of the nose

·    (of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible:

a palpable sense of loss

·    plain to see or comprehend:

to talk of dawn raids in the circumstances is palpable nonsense