Meanings
comparative more perceivable · superlative most perceivable
- Capable of being perceived; discernible.
The only perceivable difference between the AP and FBI photos is that the man in the FBI photo is clean-shaven and shorter-haired.
2003 January 1, “Man in Pakistan: I'm on list”, in USA Today, retrieved 02 Nov 20081 more example
Every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable.
1803 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter V, in Northanger Abbey; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], 20 December 1817 (indicated as 1818), →OCLCSynonyms: perceptible, observable
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCapable of being perceived; discernible.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecapable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing
adjectivecapable of being apprehended or understood
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian доловим, осезаем
- доловим (dolovim)capable of being perceived
- осезаем (osezaem)capable of being perceived
Finnish havaittava
- havaittavacapable of being perceived
Spanish perceptible
- perceptiblecapable of being perceived
Cite this entry
perceivable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perceivable
“perceivable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perceivable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perceivable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perceivable.
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