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discernible
English
Etymology
From Middle French discernable; spelling changed from -a- to -i- in the 17th century to conform to Latin discernibilis. Synchronically analyzable as discern +? -ible.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /d??s?n?bl?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??s??n?bl?/
- Hyphenation: dis?cern?ible
Adjective
discernible (comparative more discernible, superlative most discernible)
- Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.
- So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
Synonyms
- See discoverable
Derived terms
- discernibleness
- discernibly
- indiscernible
Related terms
- discernment
Translations
Anagrams
- rescindible
Spanish
Adjective
discernible (plural discernibles)
- discernible
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distinct
English
Etymology
From Middle English distincte, from Old French, from Latin distinctus, past participle of distinguere (“to distinguish”); see distinguish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s?t??kt/
- Rhymes: -??kt
Adjective
distinct (comparative more distinct, superlative most distinct)
- Capable of being perceived very clearly.
- Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").
- Noticeably different from others; distinctive.
- Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.
- (obsolete) Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
- (obsolete) Marked; variegated.
Synonyms
- (capable of being perceived very clearly): clear, vivid; see also Thesaurus:distinct
- (different from one another): different, separate, several (obsolete)
- (noticeably different): characteristic, distinctive, prominent
- (separate in place): discrete, individual, noncontinuous, separate
- (distinguished): specified
- (marked): patterned; see also Thesaurus:marked
Antonyms
- (capable of being perceived very clearly): confusing, indistinct; see also Thesaurus:indistinct
- (different from one another): same, indistinguishable
Derived terms
- distinctly
- distinctness
Related terms
- distinction
- distinctive
- distinguish
- distinguished
- distinguishable
- distinguishness
- extinct
Translations
Further reading
- distinct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- distinct in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin distinctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dis.t??/, /dis.t??kt/
- Homophone: distincts
Adjective
distinct (feminine singular distincte, masculine plural distincts, feminine plural distinctes)
- distinct
- discrete
Related terms
- distinguer
Further reading
- “distinct” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French distinct, Latin distinctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dis?tinkt/
Adjective
distinct m or n (feminine singular distinct?, masculine plural distinc?i, feminine and neuter plural distincte)
- distinct
Declension
Related terms
- distinctive
- distinc?ie
- distinge
Further reading
- distinct in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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