Associations to the word «Perceptible»

Wiktionary

PERCEPTIBLE, adjective. Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.
PERCEPTIBLE, noun. Anything that can be perceived.

Dictionary definition

PERCEPTIBLE, adjective. Capable of being perceived by the mind or senses; "a perceptible limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior".
PERCEPTIBLE, adjective. Easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court".
PERCEPTIBLE, adjective. Easily seen or detected; "a detectable note of sarcasm"; "he continued after a perceptible pause".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.