distinguishableadj.

/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < distinguish v. + -able suffix.

1. Capable of being distinguished, separated, or discriminated from others or from one another; of which the difference can be perceived or noted.

ΘΚΠ

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

discernable1548

distinguishable1597

discernible1645

discriminable1813

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. li. 106 They are by these their seuerall properties..distinguishable each from other.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 423 A race..distinguishable scarce From Gentils, but by Circumcision.

1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature I. i. 40 Whatever objects are different are distinguishable.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. iii. 62 Love of this sort is hardly distinguishable from religious feeling.

1894 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 58 427/2 Of the intransitive part, in its sense which is but slightly distinguishable from that of depart [etc.].

2. Capable of being divided or classified according to distinctive marks; divisible.

ΚΠ

1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall ii. 14 Two pounds of bones, distinguishable in skulls, ribs, jawes, thigh-bones, and teeth.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. ii. 45 Those simple Ideas; which being each uncompounded..is not distinguishable into different Ideas.

1845 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 I. vii. 433 The various tenures..[are] distinguishable into two principal classes.

1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation v. 122 The motive and design of college foundations is distinguishable chronologically into three periods.

3. Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; discernible, perceptible.

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

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

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

1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (new ed.) v. sig. K4^v The very least distinguishable syllable I speake.

1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs ⁋301 Oftentimes but a gentle breath is felt, and sometimes scarce distinguishable.

1762 Philos. Trans. 1761 (Royal Soc.) 52 94 A very distinguishable Mock-Sun, opposite to the true one.

1850 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1872) 3rd Ser. i. 10 Even in slander itself, perversion as it is, the interest of man in man is still distinguishable.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxi. 271 The high land..took..a distinguishable outline.

†4. Worthy of distinction; eminent, remarkable, noteworthy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > state of being noteworthy or remarkable > [adjective]

specialc1325

notablec1390

oddc1400

notary1421

insignec1465

rial1487

noteworthy1552

signal1591

remarkable1593

of note1596

memorated1631

distinguishable1720

nameable1780

markworthy1799

mad1941

pipperoo1945

ring-a-ding1960

pass-remarkable1974

1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. Pref. 14 Distinguishable for their Singular and Exemplary Piety.

1740 Mrs. M. Whiteway Let. Pope in J. Swift Wks. (1778) XVIII. 229 Extolling your genius..or admiring your distinguishable virtue.

1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. III. 172 The villa Hadriani is the most distinguishable and celebrated.

1816 L. Murray Eng. Gram. Illustr. (ed. 3) I. ii. ii. 70 That which is nearly connected with us..becomes eminent or distinguishable in our eyes..though, in itself..of no particular importance.

†5. Serving to distinguish; distinctive. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] > characteristic or distinguishing

distinctive1583

physiognomical1588

specifical1621

specific1649

diagnostic1650

distinguishable1665

specific1667

physiognomonical1668

well-characterized1672

specifying1675

distinguishing1687

determinative1697

physiognomonic1755

marking1795

featurelya1834

typical1850

characterizing1870

trademark1943

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 297 Clear Daylight appearing, turned the Invention of their distinguishable Mark against themselves; for being thereby certainly known, they were as certainly slain.

Derivatives

diˈstinguishableness n. the quality or fact of being distinguishable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [noun] > individuality or distinctness

severaltyc1449

severality1664

articulation1665

distinctness1668

distinctivenessa1680

distinctitya1834

distinctivity1836

distinguishableness1893

1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Distinguishableness, capableness of being distinguished.

1893 Graphic 4 Feb. 107/1 The chief merit of all the new coins is their distinguishableness one from another.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	distinguishable
释义	distinguishableadj. /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < distinguish v. + -able suffix. 1. Capable of being distinguished, separated, or discriminated from others or from one another; of which the difference can be perceived or noted. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective] > distinguishable discernable1548 distinguishable1597 discernible1645 discriminable1813 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. li. 106 They are by these their seuerall properties..distinguishable each from other. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 423 A race..distinguishable scarce From Gentils, but by Circumcision. View more context for this quotation 1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature I. i. 40 Whatever objects are different are distinguishable. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. iii. 62 Love of this sort is hardly distinguishable from religious feeling. 1894 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 58 427/2 Of the intransitive part, in its sense which is but slightly distinguishable from that of depart [etc.]. 2. Capable of being divided or classified according to distinctive marks; divisible. ΚΠ 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall ii. 14 Two pounds of bones, distinguishable in skulls, ribs, jawes, thigh-bones, and teeth. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. ii. 45 Those simple Ideas; which being each uncompounded..is not distinguishable into different Ideas. 1845 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 I. vii. 433 The various tenures..[are] distinguishable into two principal classes. 1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation v. 122 The motive and design of college foundations is distinguishable chronologically into three periods. 3. Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; discernible, perceptible. 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 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 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 1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (new ed.) v. sig. K4^v The very least distinguishable syllable I speake. 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs ⁋301 Oftentimes but a gentle breath is felt, and sometimes scarce distinguishable. 1762 Philos. Trans. 1761 (Royal Soc.) 52 94 A very distinguishable Mock-Sun, opposite to the true one. 1850 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1872) 3rd Ser. i. 10 Even in slander itself, perversion as it is, the interest of man in man is still distinguishable. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxi. 271 The high land..took..a distinguishable outline. †4. Worthy of distinction; eminent, remarkable, noteworthy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > state of being noteworthy or remarkable > [adjective] specialc1325 notablec1390 oddc1400 notary1421 insignec1465 rial1487 noteworthy1552 signal1591 signal1591 remarkable1593 of note1596 memorated1631 distinguishable1720 nameable1780 markworthy1799 mad1941 pipperoo1945 ring-a-ding1960 pass-remarkable1974 1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. Pref. 14 Distinguishable for their Singular and Exemplary Piety. 1740 Mrs. M. Whiteway Let. Pope in J. Swift Wks. (1778) XVIII. 229 Extolling your genius..or admiring your distinguishable virtue. 1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. III. 172 The villa Hadriani is the most distinguishable and celebrated. 1816 L. Murray Eng. Gram. Illustr. (ed. 3) I. ii. ii. 70 That which is nearly connected with us..becomes eminent or distinguishable in our eyes..though, in itself..of no particular importance. †5. Serving to distinguish; distinctive. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] > characteristic or distinguishing distinctive1583 physiognomical1588 specifical1621 specific1649 diagnostic1650 distinguishable1665 specific1667 physiognomonical1668 well-characterized1672 specifying1675 distinguishing1687 determinative1697 physiognomonic1755 marking1795 featurelya1834 typical1850 characterizing1870 trademark1943 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 297 Clear Daylight appearing, turned the Invention of their distinguishable Mark against themselves; for being thereby certainly known, they were as certainly slain. Derivatives diˈstinguishableness n. the quality or fact of being distinguishable. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [noun] > individuality or distinctness severaltyc1449 severality1664 articulation1665 distinctness1668 distinctivenessa1680 distinctitya1834 distinctivity1836 distinguishableness1893 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Distinguishableness, capableness of being distinguished. 1893 Graphic 4 Feb. 107/1 The chief merit of all the new coins is their distinguishableness one from another. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.1597
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