Antonyms for perceptible

Grammar : Adj

Spell : per-sep-tuh-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : pərˈsɛp tə bəl

Definition of perceptible

Origin : early 15c., "perceptive," from Late Latin perceptibilis "perceptible," from Latin percept-, past participle stem of percipere (see perceive). Meaning "capable of being perceived" is from c.1600. Related: Perceptibly; perceptibility.

adj noticeable, obvious

Example sentences :

The top of his head was the only place where there was any perceptible heat.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 » by Various

The lake is comparatively shallow, and has a perceptible current.
Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace

What perceptible sign of mature age or manliness is there about him?
Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various

After a little while there was a perceptible quivering of the eyelids and twitching of the mouth.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

"They say he threatened Ralph's father, Angus," said Monsey, with a perceptible shiver.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

He gave a perceptible start, and looked round at me over his shoulder.
Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various

There were perceptible veins of grey in it, though he had only entered his thirty-fifth year.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

There was a perceptible note of apprehension in the mother's confession.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

He tightened the arm encircling her by a perceptible trifle.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

And she went with hardly a perceptible hang-back at the door.
Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett

Synonyms for perceptible

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