feelableadj.

Brit.

/ˈfiːləbl/, U.S.

/ˈfiləb(ə)l/

Forms: see feel v. and -able suffix; also Middle English–1500s feleable, 1500s feeleable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: feel v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < feel v. + -able suffix, partly after post-classical Latin sensibilis sensible adj.

That can or may be felt; perceptible by the senses, esp. by touch; accessible to, or impacting on, the emotions or thought. Cf. palpable adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective]

sensiblea1398

feelablec1443

perceivablec1475

sensual1529

passible1558

perceptible1567

sensitive1577

distinguishable1611

discernable1627

discernible1633

perceptive1740

appreciable?1775

society > communication > manifestation > [adjective] > perceptible to the mental view

notablea1398

feelablec1443

tangible1709

noticeable1849

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 252 (MED) Sacramenting is not ellis þan an holy outward worschiping bi outward feleable or sensible signes or tokenes dyuerse fro voicis.

c1450 (a1400) Orologium Sapientiæ in Anglia (1888) 10 358 Vndir a felable ensaumple I schalle ȝeue the þe misterie of [t]his [MS his] doctrine.

?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) ii. xxviii. f. 99^v Bi diuers seknes or bi felable tourmentynge of þe fende.

1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. cxxxj^v He vttereth his feleable blindnesse.

1572 J. Bridges tr. R. Gwalther Hundred, Threescore & Fiftene Homelyes vppon Actes Apostles vii. 331 And bycause wyttingly and wyllingly they persisted in their blinde and wilful ignorance of God, he sent among them fearefull and feeleable darkenesse.

1668 G. Keith Immediate Revelation 19 Whatever is sensible, feelable, or perceiveable in it self is objective, but what is not objective is not feelable, cannot be felt, tasted, savoured.

1775 H. Walpole Let. 17 Aug. in Corr. (1974) XXXIX. 254 As they are in bas-relief too, they are feelable, and that is a material circumstance to her.

1846 Homœopathic Examiner 2 68 Feelable and audible throbbing of the heart, from moderate exercise.

1868 A. E. Kroeger tr. J. G. Fichte Sci. of Knowl. 361 Certainty is only immediate and feelable, it can not be demonstrated to any one, but can certainly be presupposed in every one.

1883 T. H. Huxley in Nature 22 Feb. 397/1 All things feelable, all things which stir our emotions, come under the term of art.

1930 E. Huntington in E. V. Cowdry Human Biol. & Racial Welfare xiii. 295 Its indirect effect upon the sensible or ‘feelable’ temperature.

1960 Oregon Hist. Q. 61 151 Anyone chancing upon a covered bridge along a country road has an opportunity to experience a feelable link with the past.

2009 D. Thompson Railway Noise & Vibration i. 8 Low frequency vibration between about 2 and 80 Hz is perceived as feelable ‘whole body’ vibration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	feelable
释义	feelableadj. Brit. /ˈfiːləbl/, U.S. /ˈfiləb(ə)l/ Forms: see feel v. and -able suffix; also Middle English–1500s feleable, 1500s feeleable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: feel v., -able suffix. Etymology: < feel v. + -able suffix, partly after post-classical Latin sensibilis sensible adj. That can or may be felt; perceptible by the senses, esp. by touch; accessible to, or impacting on, the emotions or thought. Cf. palpable adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective] sensiblea1398 feelablec1443 perceivablec1475 sensual1529 passible1558 perceptible1567 sensitive1577 distinguishable1611 discernable1627 discernible1633 perceptive1740 appreciable?1775 society > communication > manifestation > [adjective] > perceptible to the mental view notablea1398 feelablec1443 tangible1709 noticeable1849 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 252 (MED) Sacramenting is not ellis þan an holy outward worschiping bi outward feleable or sensible signes or tokenes dyuerse fro voicis. c1450 (a1400) Orologium Sapientiæ in Anglia (1888) 10 358 Vndir a felable ensaumple I schalle ȝeue the þe misterie of [t]his [MS his] doctrine. ?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) ii. xxviii. f. 99^v Bi diuers seknes or bi felable tourmentynge of þe fende. 1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. cxxxj^v He vttereth his feleable blindnesse. 1572 J. Bridges tr. R. Gwalther Hundred, Threescore & Fiftene Homelyes vppon Actes Apostles vii. 331 And bycause wyttingly and wyllingly they persisted in their blinde and wilful ignorance of God, he sent among them fearefull and feeleable darkenesse. 1668 G. Keith Immediate Revelation 19 Whatever is sensible, feelable, or perceiveable in it self is objective, but what is not objective is not feelable, cannot be felt, tasted, savoured. 1775 H. Walpole Let. 17 Aug. in Corr. (1974) XXXIX. 254 As they are in bas-relief too, they are feelable, and that is a material circumstance to her. 1846 Homœopathic Examiner 2 68 Feelable and audible throbbing of the heart, from moderate exercise. 1868 A. E. Kroeger tr. J. G. Fichte Sci. of Knowl. 361 Certainty is only immediate and feelable, it can not be demonstrated to any one, but can certainly be presupposed in every one. 1883 T. H. Huxley in Nature 22 Feb. 397/1 All things feelable, all things which stir our emotions, come under the term of art. 1930 E. Huntington in E. V. Cowdry Human Biol. & Racial Welfare xiii. 295 Its indirect effect upon the sensible or ‘feelable’ temperature. 1960 Oregon Hist. Q. 61 151 Anyone chancing upon a covered bridge along a country road has an opportunity to experience a feelable link with the past. 2009 D. Thompson Railway Noise & Vibration i. 8 Low frequency vibration between about 2 and 80 Hz is perceived as feelable ‘whole body’ vibration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1443
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