perceptible

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pɚˈsɛptəbəl/ UK /pəˈsɛptəbl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
able to be seen or noticed; discernible

There was a perceptible chill in the air by dawn.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · able to be seen or noticed;... discernible noticeable perceivable detectable appreciable observable visible

Opposites

imperceptible indiscernible undetectable invisible

Word family

Forms perceptibly

Derived forms perceptiblyperceptibility

Related forms perceive perception percept perceptive

Etymology

From Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipere ('to perceive, take in'), from per- ('thoroughly') + capere ('to take').

perceptibilis Latin percipere Latin capere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# perceptible

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

## Meanings
1. able to be seen or noticed; discernible

## Examples
- There was a perceptible chill in the air by dawn.

## Synonyms
- discernible
- noticeable
- perceivable
- detectable
- appreciable
- observable
- visible

## Antonyms
- imperceptible
- indiscernible
- undetectable
- invisible

## Derived Forms
- perceptibly
- perceptibility

## Related Forms
- perceive
- perception
- percept
- perceptive

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

## Etymology
From Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipere ('to perceive, take in'), from per- ('thoroughly') + capere ('to take').

## AI Etymology
Perceptible is from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipere ('to perceive, take in'), from per- ('thoroughly') + capere ('to take'). Important recorded forms include perceptibilis (Latin), percipere (Latin), and capere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers able to be seen or noticed; discernible. The wider family includes derived forms such as perceptibly and perceptibility and related words such as perceive, perception, percept, and perceptive.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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