seeableadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsiːəbl/, U.S.

/ˈsiəb(ə)l/

Forms: see see v. and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: see v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < see v. + -able suffix.

A. adj.

That may be seen (in various senses); esp. visible.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective]

i-seyenlyeOE

iseneOE

senec1175

seyelyc1225

visiblea1340

seena1398

sighty1398

seeablea1425

spectablec1440

sightfulc1480

sightly1532

appearingc1550

discernable1561

eyely1561

discoverable1572

spectible1581

observable1589

visive1598

aspectable1612

observant1615

perspicable1621

perspiculative1623

remarkable1623

eyeable1633

visory1633

appearable1651

dignoscible1671

discernible1678

traceable1748

noticeable1753

visual1757

distinguishable1762

a1425 Benjamin Minor (Harl. 1022) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 165 Forwy, a saule þat is ȝit ruyde & fleshle, knaws not ȝitt bot bodele ynges [= þynges], & no yng comes ȝitt to þe mynde bot seabull ynges.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 162 Marie Magdalen..vsid the oynement as a seable and a smelleable rememoratijf signe.

1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Bv^v These therfore be named sacramentes, for that in them one thyng is seable, and another vnderstande.

1598 H. Clapham Syn against Holy Ghoste sig. Aij^v The syn seable in this life.

1624 R. Montagu Gagg for New Gospell? v. 49 That which cannot be seene, if it be seeable, is no where at all, nor in being.

1697 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens II. 320 They are watchful Eyes..; looking every way unto..the bredths, and lengths of what in all the World are seeable.

1829 J. Mill Anal. Human Mind I. i. 8 In that case, we should have no idea of objects as seeable, as hearable, as touchable, or tasteable.

1874 J. Tyndall Addr. Brit. Assoc. 81 This, as a purely mechanical process, is seeable by the mind.

1896 Duke of Argyll Philos. Belief 43 We cannot even think of it as seen or seeable.

1952 ‘C. Brand’ London Particular iv. 44 I don't know whether she's seeable. She's going out.

a1969 J. Kerouac Visions of Cody (1992) 98 At the other end of it just barely seeable was an old wood church.

2016 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 June When you post something really damaging..about someone online, it's searchable and seeable.

B. n.

Something which may be seen; a visible entity (usually in plural). Also (and in earliest use): (in plural) places worth seeing; sights.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [noun] > that which is visible

seen1577

visible1614

visibility1628

ocular1648

observable1660

the visible1744

seeable1802

1802 R. Southey Let. 24 Aug. in New Lett. (1965) I. 282 My guest,..to whom I have been showing all the seeables of Bristol.

1918 Hearst's Mag. Aug. 79/2 The makers of soap, paint, cereals, tires, shoes, and a thousand other wearables, smokeables, eatables, seeables and usables.

1934 Oakparker (Oak Park, Illinois) 18 May 36/1 To see..the World's Fair and all the other seeables.

1985 I. Fast et al. Event Theory ii. 42 The finger that is a graspable in one scheme, and a seeable in another, is objectively the same finger.

2011 F. Erickson in M. G. Sherin et al. Math. Teacher Noticing ii. 21 Attention to some potential seeables and hearables was combined with disattending to other potential objects of attention.

Derivatives

ˈseeableness n. rare the fact or quality of being seeable; visibility.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [noun]

visibleness1581

visibility1614

discernableness1662

perceptibleness1709

discernibleness1727

seeableness1830

observability1833

1830 J. Bowring Poetry of Magyars Introd. p. ix Látható, seeable; láthatoság, seeableness.

1865 J. Grote Exploratio Philosophica Pt. I i. 123 These qualities which we perceive, seeableness or colour, handleableness or shape, taste, smell, &c.

2002 Human Stud. 25 188 There is an act of seeing, an object seen, and the seeableness of the pen.

ˈseeably adv. rare in a way that may be seen; visibly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adverb]

visiblyc1380

in semblancea1400

perceivablyc1526

seeably1548

observably1640

perceptibly1644

discernibly1645

perceivedly1659

viewably1680

distinguishably1704

perceptible1755

traceably1855

1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Hiv^v Manye dyd worshyp..Christ as beyng seably conuersant emonge them.

1885 F. W. L. Adams Leicester II. v. iii. 241 It is foolish to feel the presence of the ghostly or something seeably unseen here.

2001 G. H. Lerner in C. E. Ford et al. Lang. Turn & Sequence (2002) ix. 230 The gesture is seeably a feature of the quoted exchange.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seeable
释义	seeableadj.n. Brit. /ˈsiːəbl/, U.S. /ˈsiəb(ə)l/ Forms: see see v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: see v., -able suffix. Etymology: < see v. + -able suffix. A. adj. That may be seen (in various senses); esp. visible. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] i-seyenlyeOE iseneOE senec1175 seyelyc1225 visiblea1340 seena1398 sighty1398 seeablea1425 spectablec1440 sightfulc1480 sightly1532 appearingc1550 discernable1561 eyely1561 discoverable1572 spectible1581 observable1589 visive1598 aspectable1612 observant1615 perspicable1621 perspiculative1623 remarkable1623 eyeable1633 visory1633 appearable1651 dignoscible1671 discernible1678 traceable1748 noticeable1753 visual1757 distinguishable1762 a1425 Benjamin Minor (Harl. 1022) in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 165 Forwy, a saule þat is ȝit ruyde & fleshle, knaws not ȝitt bot bodele ynges [= þynges], & no yng comes ȝitt to þe mynde bot seabull ynges. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 162 Marie Magdalen..vsid the oynement as a seable and a smelleable rememoratijf signe. 1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Bv^v These therfore be named sacramentes, for that in them one thyng is seable, and another vnderstande. 1598 H. Clapham Syn against Holy Ghoste sig. Aij^v The syn seable in this life. 1624 R. Montagu Gagg for New Gospell? v. 49 That which cannot be seene, if it be seeable, is no where at all, nor in being. 1697 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens II. 320 They are watchful Eyes..; looking every way unto..the bredths, and lengths of what in all the World are seeable. 1829 J. Mill Anal. Human Mind I. i. 8 In that case, we should have no idea of objects as seeable, as hearable, as touchable, or tasteable. 1874 J. Tyndall Addr. Brit. Assoc. 81 This, as a purely mechanical process, is seeable by the mind. 1896 Duke of Argyll Philos. Belief 43 We cannot even think of it as seen or seeable. 1952 ‘C. Brand’ London Particular iv. 44 I don't know whether she's seeable. She's going out. a1969 J. Kerouac Visions of Cody (1992) 98 At the other end of it just barely seeable was an old wood church. 2016 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 June When you post something really damaging..about someone online, it's searchable and seeable. B. n. Something which may be seen; a visible entity (usually in plural). Also (and in earliest use): (in plural) places worth seeing; sights. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [noun] > that which is visible seen1577 visible1614 visibility1628 ocular1648 observable1660 the visible1744 seeable1802 1802 R. Southey Let. 24 Aug. in New Lett. (1965) I. 282 My guest,..to whom I have been showing all the seeables of Bristol. 1918 Hearst's Mag. Aug. 79/2 The makers of soap, paint, cereals, tires, shoes, and a thousand other wearables, smokeables, eatables, seeables and usables. 1934 Oakparker (Oak Park, Illinois) 18 May 36/1 To see..the World's Fair and all the other seeables. 1985 I. Fast et al. Event Theory ii. 42 The finger that is a graspable in one scheme, and a seeable in another, is objectively the same finger. 2011 F. Erickson in M. G. Sherin et al. Math. Teacher Noticing ii. 21 Attention to some potential seeables and hearables was combined with disattending to other potential objects of attention. Derivatives ˈseeableness n. rare the fact or quality of being seeable; visibility. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [noun] visibleness1581 visibility1614 discernableness1662 perceptibleness1709 discernibleness1727 seeableness1830 observability1833 1830 J. Bowring Poetry of Magyars Introd. p. ix Látható, seeable; láthatoság, seeableness. 1865 J. Grote Exploratio Philosophica Pt. I i. 123 These qualities which we perceive, seeableness or colour, handleableness or shape, taste, smell, &c. 2002 Human Stud. 25 188 There is an act of seeing, an object seen, and the seeableness of the pen. ˈseeably adv. rare in a way that may be seen; visibly. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adverb] visiblyc1380 in semblancea1400 perceivablyc1526 seeably1548 observably1640 perceptibly1644 discernibly1645 perceivedly1659 viewably1680 distinguishably1704 perceptible1755 traceably1855 1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Hiv^v Manye dyd worshyp..Christ as beyng seably conuersant emonge them. 1885 F. W. L. Adams Leicester II. v. iii. 241 It is foolish to feel the presence of the ghostly or something seeably unseen here. 2001 G. H. Lerner in C. E. Ford et al. Lang. Turn & Sequence (2002) ix. 230 The gesture is seeably a feature of the quoted exchange. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1425
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