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;... discerniblenoticeableperceivabledetectableappreciableobservablevisible ↔ Opposites imperceptibleindiscernibleundetectableinvisible Word family Forms perceptibly Derived forms perceptiblyperceptibility Related forms perceiveperceptionperceptperceptive Etymology AI details From Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipere ('to perceive, take in'), from per- ('thoroughly') + capere ('to take'). perceptibilis Latin percipere Latin capere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown