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View synonyms for discernible

discernible

or dis·cern·a·ble

[ dih-sur-nuh-buhl, -zur- ]

adjective

  1. capable of being discerned; distinguishable.


discernible

/ dɪˈsɜːnəbəl /

adjective

  1. able to be discerned; perceptible
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • disˈcernibly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • dis·cerni·ble·ness dis·cerna·ble·ness noun
  • dis·cerni·bly dis·cerna·bly adverb
  • undis·cerna·ble adjective
  • undis·cerna·bly adverb
  • undis·cerni·ble adjective
  • undis·cerni·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of discernible1

1555–65; < Latin discernibilis ( discern, -ible ); replacing earlier discernable < Middle French, equivalent to discern ( er ) to discern + -able -able
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Example Sentences

I yo AIRGORDON and the rest of my Yo friends when I wake up for no discernible reason, other than to assert my existence.

To present the winner of one award, they, for no discernible reason, had to dig through five different cakes to find the envelope.

The one discernible bit sounded like she said "soup or star."

The reasons for the widespread suppression of the official Palestinian demonization of Jews and Israel are easily discernible.

At his last stop, with no discernible breath or pulse, he was covered with a blanket, wheeled into a side room and left for dead.

The signs of a reaction of feeling were discernible both in and out of Parliament.

Dark forms were discernible close at hand and were those settlers apportioned to defend the fort.

In the half-darkness a little machine three feet high was discernible; it was provided with a spring wheel.

But of the face which was now rising to within a few inches of his own no feature was discernible, only hair.

The western shore was still discernible, but too far off to enable us to see whether the Indians were still there.

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