Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perceptible

/pɚˈsɛptəbl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: per-cep-ti-ble
IPA: /pɚˈsɛptəbl̩/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.

noun

Anything that can be perceived.

Example Sentences

"Her voice was barely perceptible over the noise, but her gestures made her meaning clear."
"Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.[…]But withal there was a perceptible acumen about the man which was puzzling in the extreme."

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipio.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *keh₂p-, percipio

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɚˈsɛptəbl̩/
British English: /pəˈsɛptɪbl̩/

Inflected Forms

more perceptible (comparative) most perceptible (superlative) perceptibles (plural)

Derived Forms

nonperceptible perceptibleness perceptibly

Frequently Paired Words

auditory palatable sensory visual sense

Synonyms

conspicuous detectable discernable noticeable observable perceivable perceptible sensable sensible

Antonyms

imperceptible

Rhymes With

acceptable unacceptable susceptible

Questions

How do you pronounce perceptible?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈsɛptəbl̩/.
What does perceptible mean?: Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.
Where does perceptible come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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