If something is discernible, you can see it or recognize that it exists.
[formal]
Far away the outline of the island is just discernible.
There has been no discernible overall trend since 1975.
Synonyms: clear, obvious, apparent, plain More Synonyms of discernible
discernible in British English
or rarely discernable (dɪˈsɜːnəbəl)
adjective
able to be discerned; perceptible
Derived forms
discernibly (disˈcernibly) or rarely discernably (disˈcernably)
adverb
Examples of 'discernible' in a sentence
discernible
Or perhaps there won't be any discernible differences on your part or his.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is barely discernible in this wonderful picture, yet in it you find the focus of the whole piece.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The flaws and the wrinkles are just not as discernible.
Christianity Today (2000)
The only clue to her surgery is a barely discernible scar on her mouth.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This has no discernible effect on taste and will go unnoticed to the untrained eye.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There is no discernible reason for building it here.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He has also seen a discernible change in potential buyers in the past three or four years.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
At the other extreme is something barely discernible from what we have now.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The corporation said the dispute had had no discernible effect on its viewing figures.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The only discernible reason for the attack was the colour of his skin.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It may not have much discernible effect on growth and jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But in some women the eggs simply run out for no discernible reason.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
It is a rare example of a government advertisement that actually produced a discernible effect on public behaviour.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Sometimes you stop being in love for no discernible reason and this is something you need to be particularly aware of.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But there are other discernible trends.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In fact, all three trends are already discernible.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Yet there are no discernible differences in the crime patterns of leading European countries.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This doesn't sound convincing yet there are discernible changes in him.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The trail becomes more precipitous as we plod steadily across a long ridge that is barely discernible from the fog folding around us.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In practice, there will probably be no discernible difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Often there'is barely any discernible relationship between the two.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
By the age of about 8 there is no discernible difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I also asked her to leave the radio on so that there was no discernible change of atmosphere.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
Switching to become an academy raises standards in the worst and best performing schools but has no discernible impact on the remainder, according to a study.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Likewise, Kyoto has made no discernible impact and there is little prospect of it doing so any time soon.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
discernible
British English: discernible ADJECTIVE
If something is discernible, you can see it or recognize that it exists.
Far away the outline of the island is just discernible.
American English: discernible
Brazilian Portuguese: perceptível
Chinese: 看得见的
European Spanish: perceptible
French: visible
German: erkennbar
Italian: percepibile
Japanese: 認められる
Korean: 식별할 수 있는
European Portuguese: percetível
Latin American Spanish: perceptible
(adjective)
There has been no discernible change in his condition.
Synonyms
clear
It was a clear case of mistaken identity.
obvious
It's obvious that he doesn't like me.
apparent
The presence of a star is already apparent in the early film.
plain
It was plain to me that he was lying.
visible
The meadows are hardly visible from the house.
a visible effort to control himself
distinct
There was a distinct change in her attitude.
noticeable
These changes have had no noticeable effect on productivity.
recognizable
the world's most recognizable athlete
detectable
observable
Alcohol can, in some cases, have an observable toxic effect.
perceptible
There was a perceptible silence, momentary but definite.
distinguishable
This port is distinguishable by its colour.
appreciable
This has not had an appreciable effect on production.
discoverable
Additional synonyms
in the sense of apparent
Definition
readily seen or understood
The presence of a star is already apparent in the early film.
Synonyms
obvious,
marked,
clear,
plain,
visible,
bold,
patent,
evident,
distinct,
open,
understandable,
manifest,
noticeable,
blatant,
conspicuous,
overt,
unmistakable,
palpable,
undeniable,
discernible,
salient,
self-evident,
indisputable,
much in evidence,
undisguised,
unconcealed,
indubitable,
staring you in the face (informal),
plain as the nose on your face
in the sense of appreciable
Definition
enough to be noticed
This has not had an appreciable effect on production.