audible

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /ˈɔdəbəl/ UK /ˈɔːdɪbəl/ See IPA manual

adj noun

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being heard

His whisper was barely audible over the wind.

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Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being heard perceptible discerniblehearabledetectable clear

Opposites

inaudible silent imperceptible faint muffled

Word family

Derived forms audiblyaudibilityaudibleness

Related forms audio auditory audition audience

Etymology

From Late Latin audibilis ('able to be heard'), from Latin audire ('to hear').

audibilis Latin audire Latin *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives

# audible

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**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

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