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[ per-sep-tuh-buhl ] / pərˈsɛp tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perceptible ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecapable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable: a perceptible change in his behavior. Origin of perceptibleFrom the Late Latin word perceptibilis, dating back to 1545–55. See percept, -ible SYNONYMS FOR perceptiblediscernible, apparent. SEE SYNONYMS FOR perceptible ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM perceptibleper·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, per·cep·ti·ble·ness, nounper·cep·ti·bly, adverbnon·per·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, nounnon·per·cep·ti·ble, adjective non·per·cep·ti·ble·ness, nounnon·per·cep·ti·bly, adverbun·per·cep·ti·ble, adjectiveun·per·cep·ti·ble·ness, nounun·per·cep·ti·bly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perceptibleperceptible , perceptiveWords nearby perceptiblepercenter, percentile, percent sign, per centum, percept, perceptible, perception, perceptive, perceptual, perceptual defence, perceptual mapping Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perceptibleThere has been a perceptible improvement in my own wellbeing since the state where we live granted us the right to marry. New Report Says Same-Sex Marriage Is Good for Public Health|Russell Saunders|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Baggy, pedestrian clothing hides their lean muscles; there are no perceptible rock-like calves, no prominent triceps or pectorals. Up in the Air|Rachel Wolff|January 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST On the file of cabs, just perceptible through the foliage, the cabmen lolled in listless attitudes. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne|William J. Locke They have been created, not by the perceiving being, but by the perceptible environment. Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas|Remy de Gourmont
In about 45 seconds there was a perceptible tremor of the ground, immediately followed by a slight sound of the explosion. Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887|Various By the end of 1851 there was a perceptible decrease in both gaming and drinking in all the larger towns of California. The Life of Bret Harte|Henry Childs Merwin There was a perceptible, and not ungrateful, odor of cooking present. Weatherby's Inning|Ralph Henry Barbour
British Dictionary definitions for perceptible
adjectiveable to be perceived; noticeable or recognizable Derived forms of perceptibleperceptibility, nounperceptibly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to perceptibleobservable, discernible, distinct, detectable, appreciable, palpable, distinguishable, audible, apparent, clear, conspicuous, evident, lucid, perceivable, perspicuous, sensible, signal, tangible, understandable, visible |