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perceptibility

perceptibility

7.2
A quality that makes something easy to notice by the senses or mind
  • noun
  • /pərˌsɛp.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
translation icon : perceptibilidad
  • Her speech was clear enough to ensure the perceptibility of her main points.

Examples

  • The perceptibility of the faint sound made it difficult for them to determine its source.

  • In bright light, the perceptibility of the colors in the painting improves significantly.

  • The perceptibility he has in mind is none other than that of the aura.

    Academic text (2007)

  • "Perceptibility," as Novalis puts it, "is an attentiveness."

    Academic text (2007)

  • Other studies have shown no association between odor perceptibility and potential for inducing health effects (Rosenkranz & Cunningham, 2003).

    Academic text (2009)

  • "Pitch errors vary in the degree to which they violate the music, and their perceptibility depends on context, listener, and situation" (Repp, 1996, p. 161).

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

detectability
vsperceptibility
6.7

How easy it is to notice or find something

includes internal mental sensing as well as external noticing
observability
vsperceptibility
7.7

How easily sensors like radar can see or detect something

is broader applying to perception by mind or senses not only sensors
apparentness
vsperceptibility
6.8

How easy something is to see or understand

includes less clear mental perception not only clear visual appearance

Antonyms

imperceptibility
1 9.5

A state of being very hard to notice

How Perceptible

salience
2 7.5
perceptibility
7.2
subtlety
54 6.8

Surface Forms

perceptibility singular
perceptibilities plural

Morphology

perceptibility = perceptible (transparent) = percept + ible + ity

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of 'perceptible' indicating the quality or state of being perceptible.

Etymology

Perceptibility comes from Latin parts per- meaning 'through' and capere meaning 'to take', a root you also see in perceive and capture. So, something with high perceptibility is easy to 'take in' with your senses or your mind.