discernable
English
Etymology
From Middle French discernable, equivalent to discern + -able.
Adjective
discernable (comparative more discernable, superlative most discernable)
- Alternative spelling of discernible.
- 1846, Herman Melville, Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life:
- These marks produce the corduroy sort of stripes discernable in the tappa in its finished state.
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.sɛʁ.nabl/
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Adjective
discernable (plural discernables)
Further reading
- “discernable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.