definitions

discernible

or dis·cern·a·ble

[ dih-sur-nuh-buh l, -zur- ]
/ dɪˈsɜr nə bəl, -ˈzɜr- /
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adjective

capable of being discerned; distinguishable.

RELATED WORDS

strongly, clearly, certainly, plainly, undoubtedly, obviously, openly, definitely, surely, distinctly, precisely, apparently, evidently, positively, seemingly, pointedly, acutely, decidedly, indubitably, markedly

Nearby words

discard, discarnate, discase, discectomy, discern, discernible, discerning, discernment, discerptible, discharge, discharge lamp

Origin of discernible

1555–65; < Latin discernibilis (see discern, -ible); replacing earlier discernable < Middle French, equivalent to discern(er) to discern + -able -able

Related forms

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Examples from the Web for discernibly

  • A pressure that would reduce air to one hundredth of its bulk would not discernibly affect water.

    Among the Forces|Henry White Warren

  • In his gait and form and face nothing was discernibly more appropriate to Post Office clerks than to the nobility at large.

    Marion Fay|Anthony Trollope

  • Great lenses are so sensitive that one cannot go near them without throwing them discernibly out of shape.

    Among the Forces|Henry White Warren

  • His own belief was scarcely to be called secret; it discernibly at any rate differed from mine.

    Embarrassments|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for discernibly

discernible

rarely discernable

/ (dɪˈsɜːnəbəl) /

adjective

able to be discerned; perceptible

Derived Forms

discernibly or rarely discernably, adverb
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