dis·cern·ible adjective ordis·cern·able\-nəbəl\ Etymology:discernible alteration (influenced by Late Latin discernibilis, from Latin discernere + -ibilis -ible) of discernable; discernable from Middle French, from discerner + -able : capable of being discerned by the senses or the understanding : distinguishable < a discernible trend > < there was discernible the outline of an old trunk — Floyd Dell > • dis·cern·ible·ness\-bəlnə̇s\ordis·cern·able·nessnoun-es