discernible
Syllables: dis·cern·ibleUK/dɪˈsɜːnɪbl̩/US/dɪˈsɝnɪbl̩/
discernible adjective: possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.
Adjective
discernible (comparative more discernible, superlative most discernible)
- Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.
- There is a discernible performance difference between a Porsche and a Civic.
- To have demolished and rebuilt the walls, would have been a very costly expedient, and as the least of two evils, the painter's brush was resorted to; here and there however, above some of the windows, the black wreathings of the smoke are still discernible through the white covering.1821, John Duncan, Duncan's Travels
- Synonyms:
- discoverable
discernible meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
discernible in Tamil
- கவனிக்கக் கூடிய
discernible in Urdu
- قابل دریافت, قابل فہم
discernible in Bengali
- possible to discern
- পৃথকযোগ্য prithkojōggo
discernible in Malayalam
- perceptible, visible, detectable
- തിരിച്ചറിയത്തക്ക, വീക്ഷ്യം, ആലക്ഷ്യ, കാണാവുന്ന, കണ്ണിൽപ്പെടുന്ന, ദൃശ്യമായ
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- discernible in Punjabi
- ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀਗੋਚਰ driśṭīgocar
Examples of discernible in a sentence
- In 1995, the IPCC declared that the human impact on climate was now “discernible.”2010, Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, “Introduction”, in Merchants of Doubt:
- I was drawn inexorably and immediately into the compelling detail discernible on this top-quality image.2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “St Pancras and King's Cross: 1947”, in RAIL, number 945, page 36:
Synonyms of discernible
Forms of discernible
| comparative | more discernible |
|---|---|
| superlative | most discernible |
| alternative form | discernable |
Origin of discernible
From Middle French discernable; spelling changed from -a- to -i- in the 17th century to conform to Latin discernibilis. By surface analysis, discern + -ible.
Words formed from discernible
Questions about discernible
- What does discernible mean?
- Discernible means possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.
- What is discernible in Tamil?
- Discernible in Tamil is கவனிக்கக் கூடிய. See Discernible meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use discernible in a sentence?
- In 1995, the IPCC declared that the human impact on climate was now “discernible.”
- What part of speech is discernible?
- Discernible is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce discernible?
- Discernible is pronounced /dɪˈsɝnɪbl̩/ (US).
Words near discernible in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: discernible (page history and authors); discernible (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); discernible (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); discernible (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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