Standard Lemma guide

recognizable

adj · 3 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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  • CMU ARPABET: R EH2 K AH0 G N AY1 Z AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be recognized.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unrecognizable

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

capable of being recognized

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: recognisable, placeable

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

easily perceived; easy to become aware of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this situation produces recognizable stress symptoms

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English cognize English recognize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English recognizable From recognize + -able.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: разпознаваем (razpoznavaem) — able to be recognized
  • Czech: rozeznatelný — able to be recognized
  • Czech: rozpoznatelný — able to be recognized
  • Esperanto: rekonebla — able to be recognized
  • French: reconnaissable — able to be recognized
  • German: erkennbar — able to be recognized
  • Greek: αναγνωρίσιμος (anagnorísimos) — able to be recognized
  • Hungarian: felismerhető — able to be recognized
  • Ido: rikonocebla — able to be recognized
  • Ingrian: tuttava — able to be recognized
  • Irish: so-aitheanta — able to be recognized
  • Italian: riconoscibile — able to be recognized
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjenkjennbar — able to be recognized
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjenkjennelig — able to be recognized
  • Polish: rozpoznawalny — able to be recognized
  • Slovak: rozpoznateľný — able to be recognized
  • Spanish: reconocible — able to be recognized
  • Spanish: recognoscible — able to be recognized
  • Swedish: igenkännlig — able to be recognized
  • Turkish: ayırt edilebilir — able to be recognized
  • Turkish: fark edilebilir — able to be recognized
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