perceptible
adjective
per·cep·ti·ble pər-ˈsep-tə-bəl 
: capable of being perceived especially by the senses
a perceptible change in her tone
a barely perceptible light
perceptibility
pər-ˌsep-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē
noun perceptibly
pər-ˈsep-tə-blē
adverb 
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If something is "perceptible," you can "capture" it with your senses. "Perceptible" traces back to the Latin word capere, which means "to take," combined with the prefix per-, which means "thoroughly." It shares the "capere" part of its ancestry with a number of other English words related to seizing or being seized, including "capture," "captor," "captivate," and even "catch."
Synonyms
- appreciable
- apprehensible
- detectable
- discernible
- discernable
- distinguishable
- palpable
- sensible
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Example Sentences
The sound was barely perceptible. There was a perceptible change in the audience's mood.
Recent Examples on the Web If your skin is feeling parched, layering on this hydrator will make an instant and perceptible difference to your skin. 
Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 3 Sep. 2022 But the garment, though comfortable against the skin, created no perceptible cooling sensation, instant or otherwise. Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 This one is patently false: Doesn’t the fact that one language has a word for something, while others don’t, reveal that your native language gives you exclusive access to aspects of reality that are not even perceptible to others? Kai Von Fintel, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2022 And in spots where the sky was reflected off the water, the surface of the Brule, too, was perceptible to the eye. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2022 But the kind of event that would move enough mass to affect the Earth's rotation in a way that is perceptible to humans would be something dire like the planet being hit by a giant meteor, Merkowitz said. CBS News, 13 Aug. 2022 The filmmakers were able to capture not only character performances but the real effects of flight maneuvers in their actors’ faces, a quality that Miranda believes makes a perceptible difference to the moviegoer. Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2022 The slight but perceptible price drop is in response to falling demand as motorists change their habits and drive less. Arkansas Online, 1 July 2022 Like within the Biden administration, Ukrainian officials have not concluded that Putin has made up his mind, a Ukrainian official said, adding that the talks in Europe had no perceptible impact on the crisis. CNN, 18 Jan. 2022 See More
Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 3 Sep. 2022 But the garment, though comfortable against the skin, created no perceptible cooling sensation, instant or otherwise. Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 This one is patently false: Doesn’t the fact that one language has a word for something, while others don’t, reveal that your native language gives you exclusive access to aspects of reality that are not even perceptible to others? Kai Von Fintel, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2022 And in spots where the sky was reflected off the water, the surface of the Brule, too, was perceptible to the eye. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2022 But the kind of event that would move enough mass to affect the Earth's rotation in a way that is perceptible to humans would be something dire like the planet being hit by a giant meteor, Merkowitz said. CBS News, 13 Aug. 2022 The filmmakers were able to capture not only character performances but the real effects of flight maneuvers in their actors’ faces, a quality that Miranda believes makes a perceptible difference to the moviegoer. Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2022 The slight but perceptible price drop is in response to falling demand as motorists change their habits and drive less. Arkansas Online, 1 July 2022 Like within the Biden administration, Ukrainian officials have not concluded that Putin has made up his mind, a Ukrainian official said, adding that the talks in Europe had no perceptible impact on the crisis. CNN, 18 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1567, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
perceptible
adjective
per·cep·ti·ble pər-ˈsep-tə-bəl
: possible to detect
There has been a perceptible change.
Medical Definition
perceptible
adjective
per·cep·ti·ble pər-ˈsep-tə-bəl
: capable of being perceived especially by the senses
barely perceptible motion
sound perceptible by the human ear
perceptibly
adverb
as in distinctly
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- distinctly
- clearly
- discernibly
- plainly
- distinguishably
- vocally
- verbally
- noisily
- audibly
- stridently
- vociferously
- boisterously
- blatantly
- resonantly
- uproariously
- lustily
- resoundingly
- loudly
- mightily
- clamorously
- thunderously
- aloud
- out loud
- bloody murder
- out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- silently
- faintly
- soundlessly
- quietly
- feebly
- inaudibly
- softly
- noiselessly
- voicelessly
- low