audible C2+ Topic:Describing People US /ˈɔdəbəl/ UK /ˈɔːdɪbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj capable of being heard His whisper was barely audible over the wind. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · capable of being heard perceptiblediscerniblehearabledetectableclear ↔ Opposites inaudiblesilentimperceptiblefaintmuffled Word family Derived forms audiblyaudibilityaudibleness Related forms audioauditoryauditionaudience Etymology AI details From Late Latin audibilis ('able to be heard'), from Latin audire ('to hear'). audibilis Latin audire Latin *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # audible **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɔdəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɔːdɪbəl/ ## Meanings 1. capable of being heard ## Examples - His whisper was barely audible over the wind. ## Synonyms - perceptible - discernible - hearable - detectable - clear ## Antonyms - inaudible - silent - imperceptible - faint - muffled ## Derived Forms - audibly - audibility - audibleness ## Related Forms - audio - auditory - audition - audience ## Roots and Affixes - Root: audibilis - Root: audire - Root: *h₂ew- ## Etymology From Late Latin audibilis ('able to be heard'), from Latin audire ('to hear'). ## AI Etymology Audible is from Late Latin audibilis ('able to be heard'), from Latin audire ('to hear'). Important recorded forms include audibilis (Latin), audire (Latin), and *h₂ew- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers capable of being heard. The wider family includes derived forms such as audibly, audibility, and audibleness and related words such as audio, auditory, audition, and audience. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown