identifiable

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adjective

Capable of being distinguished and named.

“I don't know where he was from because he had no identifiable accent.”

CommonScrabble 18

Meanings

adjectiveidentifiable (comparative more identifiable, superlative most identifiable)

comparative more identifiable · superlative most identifiable

  1. Capable of being distinguished and named.

    I don't know where he was from because he had no identifiable accent.

    2 more examples

    We acknowledge that the tidal volume utilized for the SHVT group is far from the one utilized in the clinical setting, however, this choice was based on our previous studies supporting that 20 ml/kg was the minimal level of overdistention in healthy rats causing an identifiable injury comparable to that experienced by ALI patients.

    2015 July 6, “Lung Transcriptomics during Protective Ventilatory Support in Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

    The only other identifiable plant macrofossil present was a nutlet of club-rush that was morphologically most similar to grey club-rush (Schoenoplectus cf tabernaemontani). This form of club-rush is most often found near the sea, although it also grows in marshes and dune-slacks.

    2017 January 9, Dan Garner, Hillforts of the Cheshire Ridge, Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 253

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan identificable
  • identificablecapable of being distinguished and named
Czech identifikovatelný
  • identifikovatelnýcapable of being distinguished and named
Dutch herkenbaar, identificeerbaar
  • herkenbaarcapable of being distinguished and named
  • identificeerbaarcapable of being distinguished and named
Finnish tunnistettava
  • tunnistettavacapable of being distinguished and named
French identifiable
  • identifiablecapable of being distinguished and named
German identifizierbar, erkennbar
  • identifizierbarcapable of being distinguished and named
  • erkennbarcapable of being distinguished and named
Hungarian azonosítható
  • azonosíthatócapable of being distinguished and named
Norwegian Bokmål identifiserbar
  • identifiserbarcapable of being distinguished and named
Polish identyfikowalny
  • identyfikowalnycapable of being distinguished and named
Portuguese identificável
  • identificávelcapable of being distinguished and named
Romanian identificabil
  • identificabilcapable of being distinguished and named
Russian опознава́емый, распознава́емый
  • опознава́емый (opoznavájemyj)capable of being distinguished and named
  • распознава́емый (raspoznavájemyj)capable of being distinguished and named
Spanish identificable
  • identificablecapable of being distinguished and named
Cite this entry
APA

identifiable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identifiable

MLA

“identifiable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identifiable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “identifiable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identifiable.

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