identifiable

American  

[ahy-dent-uh-fahy-uh-buhl] / aɪˌdɛnt əˈfaɪ ə bəl /

adjective

1. able to be identified.

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Other Word Forms

• identifiability noun
• identifiably adverb
• nonidentifiable adjective
• re-identifiable adjective
• self-identifiable adjective
• unidentifiable adjective

Explanation

If something is identifiable, it means you can identify it — or know what it is. Put your name in your jacket so it is identifiable as yours. Identifiable can also mean known — if you're trying to solve the energy crisis, you should come up with a plan that maximizes the all identifiable uses of alternative energy. If you have feelings that other can relate to, you are identifiable — people feel that they know you. If you wear a cross around your neck, that is communicating your identity — making you identifiable as a Christian.

Example Sentences

Researchers were able to match 21 of 45 identifiable dead whales to individuals in their catalog.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

That desire for identification doesn’t appear to extend to being fully identifiable by face.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

But her voice—slightly nasal, with conversational phrasing and clipped inflections informed by hip-hop—is instantly identifiable, and conveys intelligence and intimacy while sounding perfectly natural in glittery electronic productions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

This helped to ensure different types of meals were more readily identifiable.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Each note had its own identifiable blob, a mark on the page, and they were placed in the order, from left to right, in which they were meant to be sung.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Related Words

• attributable
• detectable