perceptible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pɚˈsɛptəbl̩/ (General-American)
- /pəˈsɛptɪbl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipio.
Meanings
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Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.
Her voice was barely perceptible over the noise, but her gestures made her meaning clear.
Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.[…]But withal there was a perceptible acumen about the man which was puzzling in the extreme.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more perceptible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most perceptible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
perceptibly · nonperceptible · perceptibleness
Hyponyms
audible · gustable · obvious · olfactible · visible · subtle · measurable · tactile
Relateds
visual · palatable · sensory · sense · auditory
Synonyms
observable · sensable · noticeable · detectable · conspicuous · perceivable · perceptible · sensible · discernable
Translations (37)
sv möjlig att uppfatta (able to be perceived) · be адчува́льны (able to be perceived) · hi विचक्षण (able to be perceived) · uk примі́тний (able to be perceived) · de spürbar (able to be perceived) · ja 知覚できる (able to be perceived) · pt perceptível (able to be perceived) · fr perceptible (able to be perceived) · de wahrnehmbar (able to be perceived) · de fühlbar (able to be perceived) · ru заме́тный (able to be perceived) · es perceptible (able to be perceived) · hu megfogható (able to be perceived) · mi māheahea (able to be perceived) · tr algılanabilir (able to be perceived) · hu felfogható (able to be perceived) · fi aistittava (able to be perceived) · th รับรู้ได้ (able to be perceived) · hu érezhető (able to be perceived) · pt percetível (able to be perceived) · bg осеза́ем (able to be perceived) · be прыкме́тны (able to be perceived) · sa विचक्षण (able to be perceived) · ru ощути́мый (able to be perceived) · sv förnimbar (able to be perceived) · ca apercebible (able to be perceived) · fi havaittava (able to be perceived) · it percepibile (able to be perceived) · uk відчу́тний (able to be perceived) · sv märkbar (able to be perceived) · sa गृह्य (able to be perceived) · la sēnsibilis (able to be perceived) · gl perceptíbel (able to be perceived) · or ବିଚକ୍ଷଣ (able to be perceived) · ru осяза́емый (able to be perceived) · ca perceptible (able to be perceived) · cmn 感覺得到的 /感觉得到的 (able to be perceived)