Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perceivable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-ceiv-able
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being perceived; discernible.

Example Sentences

"Every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable."
"The only perceivable difference between the AP and FBI photos is that the man in the FBI photo is clean-shaven and shorter-haired."

Etymology

Etymology tree English perceive Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English perceivable From perceive + -able.

Inflected Forms

more perceivable (comparative) most perceivable (superlative)

Derived Forms

imperceivable perceivability perceivableness perceivably unperceivable

Synonyms

perceptible observable apprehensible intelligible graspable understandable

Questions

What does perceivable mean?: Capable of being perceived; discernible.
Where does perceivable come from?: Etymology tree English perceive Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English perceivable From perceive + -able.

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