discernible

or dis·cern·a·ble

[ dih-sur-nuh-buh l, -zur- ]

/ dɪˈsɜr nə bəl, -ˈzɜr- /

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adjective

capable of being discerned; distinguishable.

Origin of discernible

1555–65; < Latin discernibilis (see discern, -ible); replacing earlier discernable < Middle French, equivalent to discern(er) to discern + -able -able

OTHER WORDS FROM discernible

dis·cern·i·ble·ness, dis·cern·a·ble·ness, noun dis·cern·i·bly, dis·cern·a·bly, adverb un·dis·cern·a·ble, adjective un·dis·cern·a·bly, adverb

un·dis·cern·i·ble, adjective un·dis·cern·i·bly, adverb

Words nearby discernible

discard, discarnate, discase, discectomy, discern, discernible, discerning, discernment, discerptible, discharge, discharge lamp

Example sentences from the Web for discernible

I yo AIRGORDON and the rest of my Yo friends when I wake up for no discernible reason, other than to assert my existence.

The Zen of Yo |Dale Eisinger |August 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To present the winner of one award, they, for no discernible reason, had to dig through five different cakes to find the envelope.

The YouTube Music Awards Were Alarmingly Strange and Epically Cool |Kevin Fallon |November 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The one discernible bit sounded like she said "soup or star."

New ‘X Factor’ Judges. Same Horrible, Boring, Ridiculous Reality Show |Kevin Fallon |September 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
At his last stop, with no discernible breath or pulse, he was covered with a blanket, wheeled into a side room and left for dead.

Pronounced Dead in Vietnam, Lt. Bill Haneke Inspires Post-9/11 Veterans |Sandra McElwaine |November 11, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Daddy was nowhere in here but his absence was discernible and heavy.

A Woman in Full |Chloe Malle |February 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
I think she saw me—that my quicker change of place detached my shape sufficiently to make it discernible.

The Flight of the Shadow |George MacDonald
In countries where the air is thin, colours are discernible at great distances, but still tinged with the colour of that air.

The Use of a Box of Colours |Harry Willson
When colours were discernible, those on journey bent all rose up: the others fain would stay them.

The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson |Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
By and by we began to perceive that, between and beyond the cliffs, green grass and trees were discernible.

Sea Stories |Various
The fruits born of this seed are discernible in every line of his works.

Percy Bysshe Shelley as a Philosopher and Reformer |Charles Sotheran

British Dictionary definitions for discernible

discernible

rarely discernable

/ (dɪˈsɜːnəbəl) /

adjective

able to be discerned; perceptible

Derived forms of discernible

discernibly or rarely discernably, adverb

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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discernible

or dis·cern·a·ble

adjective

Origin of discernible

OTHER WORDS FROM discernible

Words nearby discernible

Example sentences from the Web for discernible

British Dictionary definitions for discernible

rarely discernable

adjective

Derived forms of discernible

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

discernible

or dis·cern·a·ble

adjective

Origin of discernible

OTHER WORDS FROM discernible

Words nearby discernible

Words related to discernible

Example sentences from the Web for discernible

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rarely discernable

adjective

Derived forms of discernible

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