(ˌsuːpəˈsɛnsɪbəl) or supersensory (ˌsuːpəˈsɛnsərɪ)
adjective
imperceptible to or beyond reach of the senses
Derived forms
supersensibly (ˌsuperˈsensibly)
adverb
supersensible in American English
(ˌsupərˈsɛnsəbəl)
adjective
outside or beyond the range of perception by the senses
Derived forms
supersensibly (ˌsuperˈsensibly)
adverb
supersensible in American English
(ˌsuːpərˈsensəbəl)
adjective
being above or beyond perception by the senses; beyond the reach of the senses
Derived forms
supersensibly
adverb
Word origin
[1790–1800; super- + sensible]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backhanded, cannibalism, ideology, peanut, stereotypesuper- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, with the basic meaning“above, beyond.” Words formed with super- have the following general senses: “to place or be placed above or over” (superimpose; supersede), “a thing placed over or added to another” (superscript; superstructure; supertax), “situated over” (superficial; superlunary) and, more figuratively, “an individual, thing, or property that exceeds customarynorms or levels” (superalloy; superconductivity; superman; superstar), “an individual or thing larger, more powerful, or with wider application than othersof its kind” (supercomputer; superhighway; superpower; supertanker), “exceeding the norms or limits of a given class” (superhuman; superplastic), “having the specified property to a great or excessive degree” (supercritical; superfine; supersensitive), “to subject to (a physical process) to an extreme degree or in an unusual way”(supercharge; supercool; supersaturate), “a category that embraces a number of lesser items of the specified kind” (superfamily; supergalaxy), “a chemical compound with a higher proportion than usual of a given constituent”(superphosphate)