perceptible

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipio.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɚˈsɛptəbl̩/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pəˈsɛptɪbl̩/

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Adjective

perceptible (comparative more perceptible, superlative most perceptible)

1. Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.
   • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 2, in The Celebrity:

     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.

   Her voice was barely perceptible over the noise, but her gestures made her meaning clear.

Noun

perceptible (plural perceptibles)

1. Anything that can be perceived.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipio), equivalent to percebre +‎ -ible.

Adjective

perceptible (masculine and feminine plural perceptibles)

1. imperceptible

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipio), equivalent to percebre +‎ -ible.

Adjective

perceptible (plural perceptibles)

1. perceptible

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipio), equivalent to percebre +‎ -ible.

Adjective

perceptible (plural perceptibles)

1. perceptible