perceivable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pərˈsivəbəl/ UK /pəˈsiːvəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being perceived or noticed

There was a perceivable chill in the air by late afternoon.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being perceived... perceptible discernible noticeable detectable observable appreciable

Opposites

imperceptible undetectable invisible indiscernible

Word family

Forms unperceivable

Derived forms perceivably

Related forms perceive perception perceptible percept

Etymology

From perceive + -able. Perceive derives from Old French perçoivre, from Latin percipere ('to seize, take in'), from per- ('thoroughly') + capere ('to take').

percipere Latin capere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# perceivable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /pərˈsivəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /pəˈsiːvəbəl/

## Meanings
1. capable of being perceived or noticed

## Examples
- There was a perceivable chill in the air by late afternoon.

## Synonyms
- perceptible
- discernible
- noticeable
- detectable
- observable
- appreciable

## Antonyms
- imperceptible
- undetectable
- invisible
- indiscernible

## Derived Forms
- perceivably

## Related Forms
- perceive
- perception
- perceptible
- percept

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: percipere
- Root: capere

## Etymology
From perceive + -able. Perceive derives from Old French perçoivre, from Latin percipere ('to seize, take in'), from per- ('thoroughly') + capere ('to take').

## AI Etymology
Perceivable is from perceive + -able. Perceive derives from Old French perçoivre, from Latin percipere ('to seize, take in'), from per- ('thoroughly') + capere ('to take'). Important recorded forms include percipere (Latin) and capere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers capable of being perceived or noticed. The wider family includes derived forms such as perceivably and related words such as perceive, perception, perceptible, and percept.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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