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hearable

hearable

1 4.8
Can be heard
  • adjective
  • /ˈhɪrəbəl/
translation icon : audible
  • Among all the artists, an actual inspiration came from Sigur Ros, whose post-rock "patterns" are a real obsession and inspiration for his guitar work, indeed hearable in the recordings.

And something that feels overwhelming, it's kind of there and it's just like a a softer, though still understandable and hearable message.

Examples

  • The latter has a tendency to be hearable, as the tracks laid down after the first one are not completely in sync.

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  • "Basically it means 'un-hearable,' 'incapable of being heard.'

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  • And something that feels overwhelming, it's kind of there and it's just like a a softer, though still understandable and hearable message.

  • His résumé and his command of hearable public rhetoric give him credibility.

    Academic text (2002)
  • While imagination and craft certainly go into the creation of the score, it takes imagination and craft to bring the score into hearable and seeable being.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Some people tried to make workarounds, like Minicaster, but those workarounds don't work properly (hearable gaps).

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  • The speaker's voice was clear and hearable, even from the back of the auditorium.

  • With the new sound system, every note of the music was hearable throughout the entire venue.

  • In the quiet of the library, her whispers were barely hearable from the next table.

Synonyms

audible
vshearable
43 3.5

Loud enough for people to hear

is the general term limited to hearing rather than other senses
discernible
vshearable
29 5.5

Something that is easy to see or notice

is about simple hearing detection rather than broader recognition
perceptible
vshearable
8 5.4

Able to be seen, heard, or noticed

is narrower, applying only to things detected by the ear
perceivable
vshearable
1 4.9

Noticeable to a person, like a change or a sound

focuses only on being detected by hearing not other senses or thought
discernable
vshearable
1 5.1

Easy to notice or understand

is limited to being heard or sensed by the ear only
auditable
vshearable
  • Archaic
4.8

Able to be heard, for example a voice or sound

has identical sense but differs only in word form or choice

Antonyms

274 5.6

So quiet that you cannot hear it

silent
  • Specialized
10 7.6

Too high or too low for people to hear

How Loud

deafening
9 3.5
loud
733 1.0
hearable
1 4.8
faint
148 2.7

Surface Forms

hearable positive

Morphology

hearable = hear (transparent) = hear + able

The adjective is a regular derivation from the verb 'hear' with the productive suffix '-able' meaning 'able to be heard'.

Etymology

Hearable comes from the simple parts hear ('to hear') and the ending -able ('can'). So it literally means 'can be heard', which is why it means 'audible'.