Discernible

//dɪˈsɝnɪbl̩// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.

    "There is a discernible performance difference between a Porsche and a Civic."

Adjective
  1. 1
    perceptible by the senses or intellect wordnet
  2. 2
    capable of being seen or noticed wordnet
  3. 3
    capable of being perceived clearly wordnet

Synonyms

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appreciablediscoverablenoticeableobservableperceptibleapparent

Example

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"Try and penetrate with our limited means the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the discernible concatenations, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion. To that extent I am, in point of fact, religious."

Etymology

From Middle French discernable; spelling changed from -a- to -i- in the 17th century to conform to Latin discernibilis. By surface analysis, discern + -ible.

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