perceptible
Able to be perceived, sensed, or discernedAble to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.
» He pointed to the light in the sky—hardly perceptible to their older eyes.
Er zeigte auf das für ihre ergrauten Augen kaum wahrnehmbare Licht am Himmel. — Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
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1 sensesAble to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.
Her voice was barely perceptible over the noise, but her gestures made her meaning clear.
wahrnehmbar, spürbar, fühlbar
ощути́мыйoščutímyj, осяза́емыйosjazájemyj, заме́тныйzamétnyj
відчу́тнийvidčútnyj, примі́тнийprymítnyj
- capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
- easily seen or detected
Examples
4 sentencesHe pointed to the light in the sky—hardly perceptible to their older eyes.
deEr zeigte auf das für ihre ergrauten Augen kaum wahrnehmbare Licht am Himmel. — Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
The earthquake was barely perceptible.
ruЗемлетрясение было едва ощутимо. — marafon
My most striking physical trait is my beautiful long nose, it's the most perceptible and visible physical part of my whole body.
In the atom, in the cell, in the cosmos, Transcendent Intelligence is perceptible.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipio.Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipio.
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Forms
more perceptible, most perceptible| Comparative | more perceptible Lesson |
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| Superlative | most perceptible Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- easily seen or detected:detectable
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form