Perceptible

//pɚˈsɛptəbl̩// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Anything that can be perceived.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.

    "Her voice was barely perceptible over the noise, but her gestures made her meaning clear."

Adjective
  1. 1
    easily seen or detected wordnet
  2. 2
    capable of being perceived by the mind or senses wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
detectablediscerniblepalpableperceivablerecognizableapparent

Example

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"There are two worlds: one immediately perceptible to the senses, world of appearances, ephemeral shadow of a more concealed one, accessible only through the reason; this is the true and eternal world."

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipio.

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