perceptible
pronunciation
How to pronounce perceptible in British English:
UK [pəˈseptəbl]
How to pronounce perceptible in American English:
US [pərˈseptəbl]
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- Adjective:
- capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
- easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
- easily seen or detected
Word Origin
- perceptible (adj.)
- early 15c., "perceptive," from Late Latin perceptibilis "perceptible," from Latin percept-, past participle stem of percipere (see perceive). Meaning "capable of being perceived" is from c. 1600. Related: Perceptibly; perceptibility.
Antonym
Example
- 1. There has been a perceptible shift in consumer priorities away from the home and towards leisure particularly holidays and fashion .
- 2. There was a perceptible gap in response among the foreign community in tokyo and the japanese , with a higher sense of calm among the latter .
- 3. And if content means no more than what is palpable and obvious to the senses , all philosophy and logic in particular must be at once acknowledged to be void of content , that is to say , of content perceptible to the senses .
- 4. The increases are usually so incremental that they 're not immediately perceptible to individuals , and the intelligence-boosting effects of cognitive training can fade after a few months .