Antonyms for discernible


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-sur-nuh-buh l, -zur-
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsɜr nə bəl, -ˈzɜr-


Definition of discernible

Origin :
  • also discernable, 1560s, from French discernable, from discerner (see discern). Form with -a- was more common at first; spelling changed to -i- 17c. to conform to Latin discernibilis.
  • adj recognizable; distinct
Example sentences :
  • The feeling of old age is discernible in this as well as in several other passages of the Laws.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • There was a little, just discernible waggle in her head as she stated things.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
  • There was an undercurrent of nervousness, discernible only to her eyes.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • They will recognize the disease from evidence not discernible to regular practitioners.
  • Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden
  • The villages around were discernible by their lights in the houses.
  • Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
  • The heat was intense, and signs of the plague were discernible everywhere.
  • Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
  • In a critical study of the books of Moses two eras seem to be discernible.
  • Extract from : « Mysticism and its Results » by John Delafield
  • A steady improvement, however, is discernible as he proceeds.
  • Extract from : « John Lyly » by John Dover Wilson
  • She was just discernible by the dim rays of the anchor light.
  • Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • The meanness, the squalor, the degradation of his morale and life are not discernible in his works.
  • Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook

Synonyms for discernible

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