discernableadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈsəːnəbl/, U.S.

/dᵻˈsərnəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s– discernable, 1600s descernable, 1600s discerneable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discern v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < discern v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French, French discernable visible, (in later use also) that can be perceived by the mind or intellect (16th cent.; rare before 18th cent.). Compare later discernible adj.discernible adj. is now the more common word; some later examples of discernable may show typographical errors for it.

1. Distinguishable from something else; = discernible adj. 4. Frequently with from.In quot. 1548: recognizable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective] > distinguishable

discernable1548

distinguishable1597

discernible1645

discriminable1813

1548 W. Patten Exped. Scotl. sig. k.vi That woorthy gentleman and valiaunt Captain all piteefully disfigured and mangled amoong them lay: and but by his bearde nothing discernable.

1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Worlde 3 If..true iudgement cannot be seuered from true valour, yet ordinarily the one doth appeere more discernable from the other in diuers subiects.

1648 Mercurius Elencticus No. 44. 357 Much Counterfeit Gold hath of late been coyned in England..And the Pieces so Artificially made, that they will abide the Touch, and are not discernable but by Fire.

1748 G. Costard Further Acct. Progr. Astron. iv. 124 Upon Account of this Dimness of his Light, and being for that reason scarce discernable from the fixt Stars, this Planet had the name Saturn.

1830 R. Dolby Cook's Dict. 212/2 The fruit should be reduced..in such a manner as that the rinds and kernels may be scarcely discernable from the general mass.

1915 Mycologia 7 4 The fruit bodies of the season are readily discernable from those of former years.

1994 R. F. Barsky Constructing Productive Other vi. 193 Assuming that speech genres do exist, that they are discernable, where is one to begin teasing them out?

2009 S. Kenyon Bad Moon Rising 291 The twins and the quads were barely discernable from each other, but Aimee could tell them apart.

2. That can be discerned or perceived by the mind or intellect; = discernible adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [adjective]

understandinga1382

sensiblea1393

knowablea1425

perceivablec1443

takablec1449

understandablec1475

intendible1489

intentiblea1492

intelligible1509

facile1531

level1559

discernable1561

receptible1574

intendable?1577

excogitable1592

penetrable1594

comprehensible1598

scrutablec1604

distinguishable1611

discernible1616

perviousa1631

fathomable1633

cognoscible1648

colligible1650

determinable1658

intelligent1676

cognizable1681

apprehensive1692

susceptible1694

tangible1709

apprehensible1715

pronounced1728

comprehendible1814

graspable1818

prehensiblea1832

prononcé1838

possible1864

receivable1865

unsmothered1891

readable1908

discriminable1946

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. xvii. f. 62 The schoole of certayn and plainly discernable trueth [L. certae conspicuaeque veritatis schola].

1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 298 Hypocrisie is spunne of a fine threed; and is not easily discerneable, without very diligent Examination.

1675 W. Cave Apparatus i. p. xviii, in Bp. J. Taylor & W. Cave Antiquitates Christianæ Those frequent Arabisms discernable both in the Language and Discourses of Job and his Friends.

1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will i. iv. 23 That discernable and obvious Course of Events.

1836 Herald of Truth 16 Aug. 33/3 This cunning and cruelty are plainly discernable in the false teachers of religion.

1897 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Antiquaries Ireland 5th Ser. 7 442 No trace of a partisan spirit is discernable in his pages.

1922 J. M. Miller Amazing Story Henry Ford i. 2 To the casual visitor who shakes hands with and exchanges a few words with Henry Ford this magnetism may not be discernable.

2001 Sleazenation Dec. 53/1 Discernable anarchist tendencies began to influence the burgeoning workers' movement of the later nineteenth century.

a. That can be perceived by sight; visible; = discernible adj. 3b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective]

i-seyenlyeOE

iseneOE

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observable1589

visive1598

aspectable1612

observant1615

perspicable1621

perspiculative1623

remarkable1623

eyeable1633

visory1633

appearable1651

dignoscible1671

discernible1678

traceable1748

noticeable1753

visual1757

distinguishable1762

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. Pref. If the godly hadde then sought any discernable [L. notabilem] forme with their eies.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. 180 When I behold with mine eyes some small and scarce discerneable graine or seede.

1631 tr. J. A. Comenius Porta Linguarum Reserata lxxvi. §769 An opticke or speculatiue man searcheth discernable rayes or beames, and visible obiects..discerning, and according thereunto fashioning..perspective glasses.

1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra i. 156 An over-steady and earnest fixing the Eye, weakens the sight, and renders the object less truly discernable to us.

1742 H. Baker Microscope made Easy ii. i. 68 There are as many, or even more kinds of these Invisibles (if I may use the Term) than of those whose Size is discernable by the naked Eye.

1753 H. Baker Employment for Microscope vi. 41 As soon as the Crystals become discernable by the Microscope [etc.].

1841 Universalist Union 20 Feb. 217/2 He had been conveyed by the stream to a considerable distance from his encampment, the light of which was however still discernable.

1930 Pop. Aviation Sept. 74/1 At midnight, the searchlights of the cruisers were discernable about fifty miles away.

2000 Herald & Post (Newcastle) (Nexis) 14 June 8 The railway at the centre of the picture leads to Redheugh Station, just discernable through trees at the right.

b. That can be perceived by a sense other than sight; = discernible adj. 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective]

sensiblea1398

feelablec1443

perceivablec1475

sensual1529

passible1558

perceptible1567

sensitive1577

distinguishable1611

discernable1627

discernible1633

perceptive1740

appreciable?1775

1627 G. Hakewill Apologie ii. ii. 79 Other obiects, are onely discernable by one sense, as colours by seeing, and sounds by hearing, motion is discernable by both.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 212 Nor did it cause the least discernable pain.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Sore Throat Add a little burnt Allom..to give it a discernable alluminous Taste.

1829 Columbian Star 21 Nov. 329/2 While the quack of the female is loud and sonorous, the voice of the drake is..scarcely discernable.

1917 Monthly Bull. National Commerc. Gas Assoc. (U.S.) Mar. 115/2 In 38 per cent. of all shops using gas irons, the smell of gas is discernable.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 May e1/2 A barely discernable sound..that they mistake for the ringtone of their cellphone.

†4. Capable of discerning; = discernible adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective]

subtlec1300

subtilea1450

judgemented1548

sundry1564

refined1574

discerning1583

respective1597

discernible1603

divisive1603

distinct1606

distinctional1607

discriminativea1638

distinctive1646

distinctial1648

discernable1650

discriminating1650

sagacious1650

discriminanta1656

dignoscitive1674

distinguishing1699

discriminate1743

discriminatory1745

diacritical1856

discriminational1918

1650 Man in Moon No. 37. 295 I hope this will be a sufficient caution for all discernable, or rationall men.

Derivatives

diˈscernableness n. = discernibleness n. at discernible adj. Derivatives.

ΚΠ

1662 G. Sikes Life & Death Sir Henry Vane 116 The first coming forth of this angelical magistracy into a publick discernableness..preparatory to the coming forth of Christ himself.

1704 ‘R. G.’ Accomplish'd Female Instructor ii. 133 It will restore the Colour in that place as in the rest, so that there will be no Discernableness that any such thing had ever been.

1999 D. Katz Saying I no More 13 The subversive power of a catachresis comes from..the referent's literal discernableness and clarity within a chain of meaning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discernable
释义	discernableadj. Brit. /dᵻˈsəːnəbl/, U.S. /dᵻˈsərnəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s– discernable, 1600s descernable, 1600s discerneable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discern v., -able suffix. Etymology: < discern v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French, French discernable visible, (in later use also) that can be perceived by the mind or intellect (16th cent.; rare before 18th cent.). Compare later discernible adj.discernible adj. is now the more common word; some later examples of discernable may show typographical errors for it. 1. Distinguishable from something else; = discernible adj. 4. Frequently with from.In quot. 1548: recognizable. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective] > distinguishable discernable1548 distinguishable1597 discernible1645 discriminable1813 1548 W. Patten Exped. Scotl. sig. k.vi That woorthy gentleman and valiaunt Captain all piteefully disfigured and mangled amoong them lay: and but by his bearde nothing discernable. 1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Worlde 3 If..true iudgement cannot be seuered from true valour, yet ordinarily the one doth appeere more discernable from the other in diuers subiects. 1648 Mercurius Elencticus No. 44. 357 Much Counterfeit Gold hath of late been coyned in England..And the Pieces so Artificially made, that they will abide the Touch, and are not discernable but by Fire. 1748 G. Costard Further Acct. Progr. Astron. iv. 124 Upon Account of this Dimness of his Light, and being for that reason scarce discernable from the fixt Stars, this Planet had the name Saturn. 1830 R. Dolby Cook's Dict. 212/2 The fruit should be reduced..in such a manner as that the rinds and kernels may be scarcely discernable from the general mass. 1915 Mycologia 7 4 The fruit bodies of the season are readily discernable from those of former years. 1994 R. F. Barsky Constructing Productive Other vi. 193 Assuming that speech genres do exist, that they are discernable, where is one to begin teasing them out? 2009 S. Kenyon Bad Moon Rising 291 The twins and the quads were barely discernable from each other, but Aimee could tell them apart. 2. That can be discerned or perceived by the mind or intellect; = discernible adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [adjective] understandinga1382 sensiblea1393 knowablea1425 perceivablec1443 takablec1449 understandablec1475 intendible1489 intentiblea1492 intelligible1509 facile1531 level1559 discernable1561 receptible1574 intendable?1577 excogitable1592 penetrable1594 comprehensible1598 scrutablec1604 distinguishable1611 discernible1616 perviousa1631 fathomable1633 cognoscible1648 colligible1650 determinable1658 intelligent1676 cognizable1681 apprehensive1692 susceptible1694 tangible1709 apprehensible1715 pronounced1728 comprehendible1814 graspable1818 prehensiblea1832 prononcé1838 possible1864 receivable1865 unsmothered1891 readable1908 discriminable1946 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. xvii. f. 62 The schoole of certayn and plainly discernable trueth [L. certae conspicuaeque veritatis schola]. 1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 298 Hypocrisie is spunne of a fine threed; and is not easily discerneable, without very diligent Examination. 1675 W. Cave Apparatus i. p. xviii, in Bp. J. Taylor & W. Cave Antiquitates Christianæ Those frequent Arabisms discernable both in the Language and Discourses of Job and his Friends. 1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will i. iv. 23 That discernable and obvious Course of Events. 1836 Herald of Truth 16 Aug. 33/3 This cunning and cruelty are plainly discernable in the false teachers of religion. 1897 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Antiquaries Ireland 5th Ser. 7 442 No trace of a partisan spirit is discernable in his pages. 1922 J. M. Miller Amazing Story Henry Ford i. 2 To the casual visitor who shakes hands with and exchanges a few words with Henry Ford this magnetism may not be discernable. 2001 Sleazenation Dec. 53/1 Discernable anarchist tendencies began to influence the burgeoning workers' movement of the later nineteenth century. 3. a. That can be perceived by sight; visible; = discernible adj. 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] i-seyenlyeOE iseneOE senec1175 seyelyc1225 visiblea1340 seena1398 sighty1398 seeablea1425 spectablec1440 sightfulc1480 sightly1532 appearingc1550 discernable1561 eyely1561 discoverable1572 spectible1581 observable1589 visive1598 aspectable1612 observant1615 perspicable1621 perspiculative1623 remarkable1623 eyeable1633 visory1633 appearable1651 dignoscible1671 discernible1678 traceable1748 noticeable1753 visual1757 distinguishable1762 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. Pref. If the godly hadde then sought any discernable [L. notabilem] forme with their eies. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. 180 When I behold with mine eyes some small and scarce discerneable graine or seede. 1631 tr. J. A. Comenius Porta Linguarum Reserata lxxvi. §769 An opticke or speculatiue man searcheth discernable rayes or beames, and visible obiects..discerning, and according thereunto fashioning..perspective glasses. 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra i. 156 An over-steady and earnest fixing the Eye, weakens the sight, and renders the object less truly discernable to us. 1742 H. Baker Microscope made Easy ii. i. 68 There are as many, or even more kinds of these Invisibles (if I may use the Term) than of those whose Size is discernable by the naked Eye. 1753 H. Baker Employment for Microscope vi. 41 As soon as the Crystals become discernable by the Microscope [etc.]. 1841 Universalist Union 20 Feb. 217/2 He had been conveyed by the stream to a considerable distance from his encampment, the light of which was however still discernable. 1930 Pop. Aviation Sept. 74/1 At midnight, the searchlights of the cruisers were discernable about fifty miles away. 2000 Herald & Post (Newcastle) (Nexis) 14 June 8 The railway at the centre of the picture leads to Redheugh Station, just discernable through trees at the right. b. That can be perceived by a sense other than sight; = discernible adj. 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adjective] sensiblea1398 feelablec1443 perceivablec1475 sensual1529 passible1558 perceptible1567 sensitive1577 distinguishable1611 discernable1627 discernible1633 perceptive1740 appreciable?1775 1627 G. Hakewill Apologie ii. ii. 79 Other obiects, are onely discernable by one sense, as colours by seeing, and sounds by hearing, motion is discernable by both. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 212 Nor did it cause the least discernable pain. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Sore Throat Add a little burnt Allom..to give it a discernable alluminous Taste. 1829 Columbian Star 21 Nov. 329/2 While the quack of the female is loud and sonorous, the voice of the drake is..scarcely discernable. 1917 Monthly Bull. National Commerc. Gas Assoc. (U.S.) Mar. 115/2 In 38 per cent. of all shops using gas irons, the smell of gas is discernable. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 May e1/2 A barely discernable sound..that they mistake for the ringtone of their cellphone. †4. Capable of discerning; = discernible adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective] subtlec1300 subtilea1450 judgemented1548 sundry1564 refined1574 discerning1583 respective1597 discernible1603 divisive1603 distinct1606 distinctional1607 discriminativea1638 distinctive1646 distinctial1648 discernable1650 discriminating1650 sagacious1650 discriminanta1656 dignoscitive1674 distinguishing1699 discriminate1743 discriminatory1745 diacritical1856 discriminational1918 1650 Man in Moon No. 37. 295 I hope this will be a sufficient caution for all discernable, or rationall men. Derivatives diˈscernableness n. = discernibleness n. at discernible adj. Derivatives. ΚΠ 1662 G. Sikes Life & Death Sir Henry Vane 116 The first coming forth of this angelical magistracy into a publick discernableness..preparatory to the coming forth of Christ himself. 1704 ‘R. G.’ Accomplish'd Female Instructor ii. 133 It will restore the Colour in that place as in the rest, so that there will be no Discernableness that any such thing had ever been. 1999 D. Katz Saying I no More 13 The subversive power of a catachresis comes from..the referent's literal discernableness and clarity within a chain of meaning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1548
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