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discernible

discernible

29 5.5
Something that is easy to see or notice
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈsɜrnəbl/
translation icon : perceptible
  • His notebook is a "disaster," with scattered papers and no discernible system of organization.
  • discernible pattern
  • discernible difference
  • discernible effect

Also, it's a square so it doesn't have a discernible pointed object.

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Examples

  • Therefore, on this issue at least, there is no discernible difference between elites and masses.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And wow, I do not see any discernible color shift.

  • No, he has no discernible features at all.

  • Still, at least to me, there was a discernible energy in his presence.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • And those fingerprints basically pointed to a discernible impact of human activities on climate.

  • Among the lights of Paris, the Eiffel Tower is the only discernible building shape.

    Academic text (1991)
  • And by middle school, there's a discernible political agenda behind the classroom reading lessons.

  • The scars of no fewer than fifteen ancient riverbeds are still discernible in aerial photographs.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Simultaneously, Lemming spotted a dime, dulled and worn, barely discernible from the concrete it lay upon.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The artist made a discernible change in style during her later works.

Synonyms

visible
vsdiscernible
398 1.0

Easy to see or notice

includes noticing or recognizing not only by sight
evident
vsdiscernible
203 2.1

Easy to see or understand

is less forceful, simply able to be noticed or recognized
recognizable
vsdiscernible
  • US
65 2.3

Easy to tell who or what something is

is about being noticed or sensed rather than specifically identified
noticeable
vsdiscernible
65 3.2

Easy to see, hear, or recognize

is neutral about attracting attention and only means able to be noticed
unmistakable
vsdiscernible
43 3.9

Very clear and easy to recognize

is perceptible but not necessarily impossible to confuse
observable
vsdiscernible
20 4.3

Able to be seen or noticed

includes recognition that may not come from direct observation
detectable
vsdiscernible
14 3.6

Easy to notice or find

is more about being noticed or recognized than being found by tests
perceptible
vsdiscernible
8 5.4

Able to be seen, heard, or noticed

is more about being noticed or recognized than only sensed
distinguishable
vsdiscernible
7 4.6

Easy to see or recognize as different from others

is about mere perception rather than highlighting differences
barely visible
vsdiscernible
7 4.2

Hard to see because it is very faint

is the opposite, meaning easily noticed or recognized rather than faint
viewable
vsdiscernible
2 3.4

Able to be seen on a screen or in a place

is not limited to being watched and includes general recognition
perceivable
vsdiscernible
1 4.9

Noticeable to a person, like a change or a sound

is more about being seen or recognized than about understanding
cognizable
vsdiscernible
1 8.1

Easy to notice or understand

is mainly about being sensed or noticed rather than known fully
discernable
vsdiscernible
1 5.1

Easy to notice or understand

is the standard spelling used instead of that variant
seeable
vsdiscernible
1 3.7

Something you can notice with your eyes

is broader, including detection by senses or thought beyond sight
discriminable
vsdiscernible
8.5

Clearly different so you can tell it apart from similar things

is about being noticed generally, not specifically about being different

Antonyms

218 3.7

Not able to be seen with the naked eye

Hard to see, hear, or notice

How Noticeable

obvious
1.0
clear
8 1.0
discernible
29 5.5
visible
398 1.0
faint
148 2.7

Surface Forms

discernible positive
discernibly comparative
discernible superlative

Morphology

discernible = discern (transparent) = discern + ible

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ible' to the verb 'discern', yielding 'able to be perceived', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

Discernible comes from Latin parts dis- 'apart' and cernere 'to separate', a helpful image is like picking one thing out from a pile. So, if something is discernible, it is clear enough to be seen, noticed, or recognized.