"discernible" meaning in English

See discernible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈsɝnɪbl̩/ [General-American], /dɪˈsɜːnɪbl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-discernible.ogg [Australia] Forms: more discernible [comparative], most discernible [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French discernable; spelling changed from -a- to -i- in the 17th century to conform to Latin discernibilis. By surface analysis, discern + -ible. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*krey-}}, {{uder|en|frm|discernable}} Middle French discernable, {{uder|en|la|discernibilis}} Latin discernibilis, {{surf|en|discern|-ible}} By surface analysis, discern + -ible Head templates: {{en-adj}} discernible (comparative more discernible, superlative most discernible)
  1. Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect. Synonyms: discoverable, discernable Derived forms: discernibility, discernibleness, discernibly, indiscernible Related terms: discernment Translations (possible to discern): পৃথকযোগ্য (prithkojōggo) (Bengali), забележим (zabeležim) (Bulgarian), различим (različim) (Bulgarian), waarneembaar (Dutch), bespeurbaar (Dutch), näkyvä (Finnish), havaittava (Finnish), erkennbar (German), ευδιάκριτος (evdiákritos) (Greek), le feiceáil (Irish), infheicthe (Irish), discernibile (Italian), ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀਗੋਚਰ (driśṭīgocar) (Punjabi), ощутимый (oščutimyj) (Russian), различимый (različimyj) (Russian), zamjetan (Serbo-Croatian), primjetan (Serbo-Croatian), vidljiv (Serbo-Croatian), uočljiv (Serbo-Croatian), razaberiv (Serbo-Croatian), razabirljiv (Serbo-Croatian), urskiljbar (Swedish), märkbar (Swedish), skönjbar (Swedish)

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