different between definite vs perceptible

English

Etymology

From Latin d?f?n?tus, past participle of d?f?ni?, whence also English define.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?f?n?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?f?n?t/, /?d?f?n?t/

Adjective

definite (comparative more definite, superlative most definite)

1. Having distinct limits.

   definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval

   • 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences, London: John W. Parker, Volume 3, Book 14, Chapter 8, p. 145,^[1]

     […] elements combine in definite proportions […]

2. Free from any doubt.

   Synonym: unquestionable

   definite knowledge

3. Determined; resolved; decided.
   • c. 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene 6,^[2]

     […] idiots in this case of favour would

     Be wisely definite;

4. (linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things

   the definite article

Antonyms

• indefinite

Derived terms

• definite article
• definitely

Related terms

• define
• definitive
• indefinite

Translations

Noun

definite (plural definites)

1. (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.
2. (obsolete) Anything that is defined or determined.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.fi?ni.te/

Verb

definite

1. second-person plural indicative present of definire
2. second-person plural imperative present of definire

Adjective

definite

1. feminine plural of definito

Latin

Verb

d?f?n?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of d?f?ni?

References

• definite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipio.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??s?pt?bl?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??s?pt?bl?/

Adjective

perceptible (comparative more perceptible, superlative most perceptible)

1. Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.

Translations

Noun

perceptible (plural perceptibles)

1. Anything that can be perceived.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipio), equivalent to percebre +? -ible.

Adjective

perceptible (masculine and feminine plural perceptibles)

1. perceptible

   Antonym: imperceptible

Derived terms

• perceptiblement

Further reading

• “perceptible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “perceptible” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “perceptible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “perceptible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipio).

Pronunciation

Adjective

perceptible (plural perceptibles)

1. perceptible

Synonyms

• percevable

Antonyms

• imperceptible

Related terms

• percevoir

Further reading

• “perceptible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipio).

Adjective

perceptible (plural perceptibles)

1. perceptible

Related terms

• percibir