perceivableadj.

Brit.

/pəˈsiːvəbl/, U.S.

/pərˈsivəb(ə)l/

Forms: see perceive v. and -able suffix; also 1500s perceaueable.

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

Etymology: < perceive v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French percevable (1413; French percevable , now rare and archaic). Compare earlier unperceivable adv. and adj., perceptible adj.

1. Able to be perceived; perceptible.

a. Able to be perceived by the mind; intelligible, comprehensible.

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

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 90 (MED) Þe oþere trouþis..folewen in open resoun, perceivable of ech competently wittid man, out of a certeyn and sure article of oure feiþ.

1534 W. Marshall tr. Erasmus Playne & Godly Expos. Commune Crede Ep. Ded. f. 2 I haue spoken certayne thynges somwhat after a playn, and homely perceyueable facyon.

1567 T. Drant in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie To Rdr. sig. *v^v I being in all myne other speaches so playne, and perceaueable.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Erasmus in Panoplie Epist. 342 The conveyaunce of his matter is manifest and perceivable.

1711 R. Sutton Despatches 4 Sept. in A. N. Kurat Despatches of Sir R. Sutton (1953) 72 Neither is it perceivable which way he can retire securely, if his Forces be shut up in Pomerania.

1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will ii. vi. 60 All perceivable Time is judged and perceived by the Mind only by the..successive Changes of it's own Ideas.

1832 H. Martineau Hill & Valley vi. 84 There were many perceivable reasons for this change.

1881 Princeton Rev. Jan.–June 163 Design, adjustment, purpose, are not material things, but relations perceivable only by intelligence.

1915 E. B. Holt Freudian Wish iii. 124 The easily perceivable fact that the theater is partly good and partly bad.

1969 Listener 13 Nov. 654/3 These tropical cities are growing at a much faster rate on no perceivable organic principle.

2003 Toronto Life (Nexis) May 38 His movements always carried a perceivable theme or idea.

b. Able to be perceived by the senses; that can be felt; palpable.

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

c1475 Wisdom (Folger) (1969) 595 (MED) A louer ys son perceyvable Be þe smylynge on me, wan yt doth remove.

1534 W. Marshall tr. Erasmus Playne & Godly Expos. Commune Crede f. 125 There were nothynge verily beyng in the nature of thynges, but onely that, which is open and perceyueable to the bodyly senses, from which senses nothing is more farre away, than is the very godhed.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. i. §4. 4 He created, and was the sole cause of this aspectable, and perceiuable Vniuersal.

a1687 W. Petty Papers (1927) II. 221 Ashes doe differ much in the degree of their absorptive faculty. In potashes it is strong, in ordinary wood ashes weaker, in turfe ashes scarce perceivable.

1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator IV. xix. 38 No more than a fixed Star, whose Twinkle is scarce perceivable.

1788 A. Seward Lett. (1811) II. 122 There was a perceivable smile upon the lips.

a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) I. v. 57 Every search for him was equally unsuccessful;..neither at the upper nor lower rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable .

1847 Illustr. London News 4 Sept. 146/1 Filthy sewers..perceivable by the nose.

1909 Times 23 Oct. 8/2 The celebrated ‘Aguador’..has become so abnormally dark that its fine qualities are scarcely perceivable.

1969 ETC. June 223 Aristotle did not restrict reality to the sensible or perceivable universe.

1990 J. Grant Great Unsolved Mysteries of Sci. (BNC) 64 Dolphins have no perceivable technology.

†2. That may be gathered or collected as taxes. Cf. perceive v. 8a. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > tax collection > [adjective] > that may be gathered or collected

perceivable1569

1569 Act 11 Eliz. in R. Bolton Statutes Ireland (1621) 300 As like forfeytures to your Majestie by the lawes of this Realme be leviable and perceivable.

Derivatives

perˈceivableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [noun]

intelligibleness1611

intelligibility1635

perceivableness1641

cognoscibility1656

understandableness1656

knowableness1660

comprehensibleness1669

scibility1670

receptibility1676

comprehensibility1793

apprehensibility1827

recognizability1836

cognizability1852

knowability1854

thinkableness1860

cognizableness1871

perceivability1871

discernibleness1890

pronouncement1908

understandability1934

1641 W. Gascoigne Let. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) I. 45 The perceivableness of this ceasing by the contraction.

1914 Philos. Rev. 23 26 Independent existence means now, that is, without reference to time, public or common perceivableness, and, with reference to time, continuous perceivableness.

1932 D. Goddard Buddhist Bible v. 91 Things are endowed with appearances of being, characteristic-marks, perceivableness.

2004 A. Gurwitsch in D. Moran & L. E. Embree Phenomenol. II. xxi. 15 Let us recall that the perceivableness of the house under further aspects belongs to the noematic sense of the particular perception.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perceivable
释义	perceivableadj. Brit. /pəˈsiːvəbl/, U.S. /pərˈsivəb(ə)l/ Forms: see perceive v. and -able suffix; also 1500s perceaueable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perceive v., -able suffix. Etymology: < perceive v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French percevable (1413; French percevable , now rare and archaic). Compare earlier unperceivable adv. and adj., perceptible adj. 1. Able to be perceived; perceptible. a. Able to be perceived by the mind; intelligible, comprehensible. 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 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 90 (MED) Þe oþere trouþis..folewen in open resoun, perceivable of ech competently wittid man, out of a certeyn and sure article of oure feiþ. 1534 W. Marshall tr. Erasmus Playne & Godly Expos. Commune Crede Ep. Ded. f. 2 I haue spoken certayne thynges somwhat after a playn, and homely perceyueable facyon. 1567 T. Drant in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie To Rdr. sig. v^v I being in all myne other speaches so playne, and perceaueable. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Erasmus in Panoplie Epist.* 342 The conveyaunce of his matter is manifest and perceivable. 1711 R. Sutton Despatches 4 Sept. in A. N. Kurat Despatches of Sir R. Sutton (1953) 72 Neither is it perceivable which way he can retire securely, if his Forces be shut up in Pomerania. 1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will ii. vi. 60 All perceivable Time is judged and perceived by the Mind only by the..successive Changes of it's own Ideas. 1832 H. Martineau Hill & Valley vi. 84 There were many perceivable reasons for this change. 1881 Princeton Rev. Jan.–June 163 Design, adjustment, purpose, are not material things, but relations perceivable only by intelligence. 1915 E. B. Holt Freudian Wish iii. 124 The easily perceivable fact that the theater is partly good and partly bad. 1969 Listener 13 Nov. 654/3 These tropical cities are growing at a much faster rate on no perceivable organic principle. 2003 Toronto Life (Nexis) May 38 His movements always carried a perceivable theme or idea. b. Able to be perceived by the senses; that can be felt; palpable. 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 c1475 Wisdom (Folger) (1969) 595 (MED) A louer ys son perceyvable Be þe smylynge on me, wan yt doth remove. 1534 W. Marshall tr. Erasmus Playne & Godly Expos. Commune Crede f. 125 There were nothynge verily beyng in the nature of thynges, but onely that, which is open and perceyueable to the bodyly senses, from which senses nothing is more farre away, than is the very godhed. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. i. §4. 4 He created, and was the sole cause of this aspectable, and perceiuable Vniuersal. a1687 W. Petty Papers (1927) II. 221 Ashes doe differ much in the degree of their absorptive faculty. In potashes it is strong, in ordinary wood ashes weaker, in turfe ashes scarce perceivable. 1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator IV. xix. 38 No more than a fixed Star, whose Twinkle is scarce perceivable. 1788 A. Seward Lett. (1811) II. 122 There was a perceivable smile upon the lips. a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) I. v. 57 Every search for him was equally unsuccessful;..neither at the upper nor lower rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable . View more context for this quotation 1847 Illustr. London News 4 Sept. 146/1 Filthy sewers..perceivable by the nose. 1909 Times 23 Oct. 8/2 The celebrated ‘Aguador’..has become so abnormally dark that its fine qualities are scarcely perceivable. 1969 ETC. June 223 Aristotle did not restrict reality to the sensible or perceivable universe. 1990 J. Grant Great Unsolved Mysteries of Sci. (BNC) 64 Dolphins have no perceivable technology. †2. That may be gathered or collected as taxes. Cf. perceive v. 8a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > tax collection > [adjective] > that may be gathered or collected perceivable1569 1569 Act 11 Eliz. in R. Bolton Statutes Ireland (1621) 300 As like forfeytures to your Majestie by the lawes of this Realme be leviable and perceivable. Derivatives perˈceivableness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > [noun] intelligibleness1611 intelligibility1635 perceivableness1641 cognoscibility1656 understandableness1656 knowableness1660 comprehensibleness1669 scibility1670 receptibility1676 comprehensibility1793 apprehensibility1827 recognizability1836 cognizability1852 knowability1854 thinkableness1860 cognizableness1871 perceivability1871 discernibleness1890 pronouncement1908 understandability1934 1641 W. Gascoigne Let. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) I. 45 The perceivableness of this ceasing by the contraction. 1914 Philos. Rev. 23 26 Independent existence means now, that is, without reference to time, public or common perceivableness, and, with reference to time, continuous perceivableness. 1932 D. Goddard Buddhist Bible v. 91 Things are endowed with appearances of being, characteristic-marks, perceivableness. 2004 A. Gurwitsch in D. Moran & L. E. Embree Phenomenol. II. xxi. 15 Let us recall that the perceivableness of the house under further aspects belongs to the noematic sense of the particular perception. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1443
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