perceptible

Definition

Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipio.

Example Sentences

• "Her voice was barely perceptible over the noise, but her gestures made her meaning clear."
• "Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.[…]But withal there was a perceptible acumen about the man which was puzzling in the extreme."

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