adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/pɚˈsɛptəbl̩/
Received-Pronunciation:/pəˈsɛptɪbl̩/
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CMU ARPABET:P ER0 S EH1 P T AH0 B AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Her voice was barely perceptible over the noise, but her gestures made her meaning clear.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Anything that can be perceived.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a perceptible limp
easily perceptible sounds
perceptible changes in behavior
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: imperceptible
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
easily seen or detected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a detectable note of sarcasm
he continued after a perceptible pause
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: detectable
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a perceptible sense of expectation in the court
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipio.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
адчува́льны
(adčuválʹny)
— able to be perceived
Belarusian:
прыкме́тны
(prykmjétny)
— able to be perceived
Bulgarian:
осеза́ем
(osezáem)
— able to be perceived
Catalan:
perceptible
— able to be perceived
Catalan:
apercebible
— able to be perceived
Chinese Mandarin:
感覺得到的 /感觉得到的
(gǎnjué dédào de)
— able to be perceived
French:
perceptible
— able to be perceived
Galician:
perceptíbel
— able to be perceived
German:
wahrnehmbar
— able to be perceived
German:
spürbar
— able to be perceived
German:
fühlbar
— able to be perceived
Hindi:
विचक्षण
(vicakṣaṇ)
— able to be perceived
Hungarian:
megfogható
— able to be perceived
Hungarian:
felfogható
— able to be perceived
Hungarian:
érezhető
— able to be perceived
Italian:
percepibile
— able to be perceived
Japanese:
知覚できる
(chikaku dekiru)
— able to be perceived
Latin:
sēnsibilis
— able to be perceived
Māori:
māheahea
— able to be perceived
Odia:
ବିଚକ୍ଷଣ
(bicakṣaṇa)
— able to be perceived
Portuguese:
percetível
— able to be perceived
Portuguese:
perceptível
— able to be perceived
Russian:
ощути́мый
(oščutímyj)
— able to be perceived
Russian:
осяза́емый
(osjazájemyj)
— able to be perceived
Russian:
заме́тный
(zamétnyj)
— able to be perceived
Sanskrit:
गृह्य
(gṛhya)
— able to be perceived
Sanskrit:
विचक्षण
(vicakṣaṇa)
— able to be perceived
Spanish:
perceptible
— able to be perceived
Swedish:
märkbar
— able to be perceived
Swedish:
förnimbar
— able to be perceived
Swedish:
möjlig att uppfatta
— able to be perceived
Thai:
รับรู้ได้
— able to be perceived
Turkish:
algılanabilir
— able to be perceived
Ukrainian:
відчу́тний
(vidčútnyj)
— able to be perceived
Ukrainian:
примі́тний
(prymítnyj)
— able to be perceived
