discernible

adjective

capable of being discerned; distinguishable.

Also, dis·cern·a·ble.

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

Related forms

dis·cern·i·ble·ness, dis·cern·a·ble·ness, noun

dis·cern·i·bly, dis·cern·a·bly, adverb

un·dis·cern·a·ble, adjective

un·dis·cern·a·b·ly, adverb

un·dis·cern·i·ble, adjective

un·dis·cern·i·b·ly, adverb

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discernible or discernable (dɪˈsɜːnəb^əl)

—*adj*
	able to be discerned; perceptible

discernable or discernable

—*adj*

discernibly or discernable

—*adv*

discernably or discernable

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

discernible

1560s, from Fr. discernable, from discerner (see discern). Form with -a- was more common at first; spelling changed to -i- 17c. to conform to Latin.

Example sentences

Answering survey questions about the economy poses no discernible risk to the

participant.

In fact, only in a few spots is the author's fine hand discernible.

There is no discernible orderly progression within the work which seems

continuously to double back on itself.

Therefore, by and large, the ideas that move out of the science arena into the

public arena should have discernible merit.

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"We want a president who is as much like an American tourist as possible. Someone with the same goofy grin, the same innocent intentions, the same naive trust; a president with no conception of foreign policy and no discernible connection to the U.S. government, whose Nice Guyism will narrow the gap between the U.S. and us until nobody can tell the difference."

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