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indiscernible

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not capable of being discerned or perceived.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not capable of being distinguished from something else.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Something which is incapable of being discerned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

difficult or impossible to perceive or discern

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an indiscernible increase in temperature

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: discernible

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

barely able to be perceived

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the transition was almost indiscernible
  • an almost insensible change

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insensible, undetectable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From in- + discern + -ible.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неразличим (nerazličim) — Not capable of being discerned
  • Bulgarian: неотличим (neotličim) — Not capable of being discerned
  • French: indiscernable — Not capable of being discerned
  • Irish: dofheicthe — Not capable of being discerned
  • Polish: niezauważalny — Not capable of being discerned
  • Polish: niedostrzegalny — Not capable of being discerned
  • Polish: niewyczuwalny — Not capable of being discerned
  • Spanish: indiscernible — Not capable of being discerned