perceptible
English
Etymology
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Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipio.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
perceptible (comparative more perceptible, superlative most perceptible)
- 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.
Translations
able to be perceived
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Noun
perceptible (plural perceptibles)
- Anything that can be perceived.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipio), equivalent to percebre + -ible.
Adjective
perceptible m or f (masculine and feminine plural perceptibles)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipio).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
perceptible (plural perceptibles)
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Further reading
- “perceptible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipio).
Adjective
perceptible m or f (masculine and feminine plural perceptibles)
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