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identifiable

identifiable

32 3.7
Able to be clearly recognized as a particular person or thing
  • adjective
  • /ˌaɪdɛntɪˈfaɪəbl/
translation icon : identificable
  • The symptoms are quickly identifiable.
  • personally identifiable
  • clearly identifiable
  • readily identifiable

Like there's these identifiable characteristics of the system.

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Examples

  • And I'm more easily identifiable and recognizable if I'm in a crowd.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The mop of brown hair was a perfect field mark, identifiable at a glance.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • And now we see many otherwise healthy young people coming in with pain all over their bodies for no identifiable reason.

  • You would think that a man with a mark so easily identifiable would ...

    Fiction book (2001)
  • However, it is expected that the system is taking identifiable, rational steps toward improvement.

    Academic text (1992)
  • At least my lips still look, you know, identifiable as lips.

  • But comments on that video have taught me that the bear turns out to be an Asian bear, which is identifiable by the white mark on its front.

  • An artwork is figurative when it outlines the shape of an identifiable scene or object.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The doctor explained that the symptoms were easily identifiable by their unique patterns.

  • The artist's style is so distinct that her paintings are immediately identifiable.

Synonyms

recognizable
vsidentifiable
  • US
65 2.3

Easy to tell who or what something is

is about being told apart as a specific person or thing
unmistakable
vsidentifiable
43 3.9

Very clear and easy to recognize

allows being told apart but with more chance of confusion than this
detectable
vsidentifiable
14 3.6

Easy to notice or find

is about being told apart as a specific person or thing rather than mere notice
distinguishable
vsidentifiable
7 4.6

Easy to see or recognize as different from others

is about being told apart as a specific person or thing rather than just different
instantly recognizable
vsidentifiable
3 3.4

Easy to identify immediately because it looks or sounds familiar

emphasizes being told apart as a specific person, not speed

Antonyms

Not able to tell two things apart because they look the same

You cannot tell what something or someone is

How Identifiable

unmistakable
43 3.9
identifiable
32 3.7
recognizable
  • US
65 2.3
anonymous
47 4.8

Surface Forms

identifiable positive

Morphology

identifiable = identify (transparent) = identify + able

The adjective is formed by adding the productive suffix '-able' to the verb 'identify', yielding 'able to be identified', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Identifiable comes from the same root as identity and identify, from the old Latin word idem meaning 'the same'. So if something is identifiable, it is 'able to be recognized' as the same person or thing.