discernible

1. 1.

   perceptible by the senses or intellect

   “things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause”

   “the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations”

   “the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles”

   Synonymsdiscernable

   Antonymsindiscernible
2. 2.

   capable of being perceived clearly

   “an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible”

   Similarperceptible
3. 3.

   capable of being seen or noticed

   “a discernible change in attitude”

   “a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript”

   “an observable change in behavior”

   Synonymsevidentobservable

   Similarnoticeable

Questions about discernible

What does discernible mean?

discernible means "perceptible by the senses or intellect". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in discernible?

discernible has 4 syllables: di-scer-ni-ble. The stress falls on "scer". In IPA it is /dɪˈsɝnəbəl/.

What is another word for discernible?

Close synonyms include discernable, evident, observable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of discernible?

The recorded antonyms are indiscernible.

Is discernible a common word?

discernible is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.