discernible
/dɪˈsɝnɪbl̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "There is a discernible performance difference between a Porsche and a Civic."
- "To have demolished and rebuilt the walls, would have been a very costly expedient, and as the least of two evils, the painter's brush was resorted to; here and there however, above some of the windows, the black wreathings of the smoke are still discernible through the white covering."
- "So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams."
- "In 1995, the IPCC declared that the human impact on climate was now “discernible.”"
- "This magnificent picture really stopped me in my tracks when I stumbled across it. I was drawn inexorably and immediately into the compelling detail discernible on this top-quality image."
Etymology
From Middle French discernable; spelling changed from -a- to -i- in the 17th century to conform to Latin discernibilis. By surface analysis, discern + -ible.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈsɝnɪbl̩/
- British English: /dɪˈsɜːnɪbl̩/