observable

1. 1.

   capable of being seen or noticed

   “a discernible change in attitude”

   “a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript”

   “an observable change in behavior”

   Synonymsdiscernibleevident

   Similarnoticeable

Questions about observable

What does observable mean?

observable means "capable of being seen or noticed".

How many syllables are in observable?

observable has 4 syllables: ob-ser-va-ble. The stress falls on "ser". In IPA it is /əbˈzɝvəbəl/.

What is another word for observable?

Close synonyms include discernible, evident. 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.

Is observable a common word?

observable 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.