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auditable

auditable

4.8
Able to be heard, for example a voice or sound
  • adjective
  • /ˈɔːdɪtəbl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : audible
  • She spoke in such a low voice that her words were hardly auditable.

Examples

  • From the hallway, an auditable whisper suggested someone was still in the room.

  • The music was barely auditable over the sound of the traffic outside.

  • The sound was auditable from the other room.

  • Can you make the music auditable for everyone?

  • The teacher raised her voice so that everyone could hear the auditable instructions.

  • During the quiet study session, only the auditable ticking of the clock filled the air.

  • The singer's auditable performance captivated the audience despite the noisy venue.

Synonyms

audible
vsauditable
43 3.5

Loud enough for people to hear

is about being heard even when not loud
perceptible
vsauditable
8 5.4

Able to be seen, heard, or noticed

focuses specifically on being heard rather than general detection
perceivable
vsauditable
1 4.9

Noticeable to a person, like a change or a sound

is narrower, meaning specifically able to be heard rather than understood
hearable
vsauditable
1 4.8

Can be heard

is the more formal Latinate term for the same quality of being heard
discernable
vsauditable
1 5.1

Easy to notice or understand

is about plain ability to be heard rather than recognized or identified

How Loud

deafening
9 3.5
loud
733 1.0
auditable
  • Archaic
4.8
faint
148 2.7
inaudible
274 5.6

Surface Forms

auditable positive

Morphology

auditable = audit (opaque) = audit + able

Though formed from 'audit' + '-able', the meaning 'able to be heard' depends on an archaic sense of 'audit' = 'hear' rather than the modern sense 'examine', so learners cannot reliably derive it.

Etymology

The word auditable comes from the Latin audire 'to hear' and shares the same root as audio and audible, so it helps you picture a sound you can actually hear.