different between obvious vs perceptible

English

Etymology

16th century, from Latin obvius (“being in the way so as to meet, meeting, easy to access, at hand, ready, obvious”), from ob- (“before”) + via (“way”). In order to avoid an awkward form such as *obvy, the Latin ending -us was maintained in the form -ous (which is otherwise equivalent to Latin -osus).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??b.vi.?s/, (fast speech) /??.vi.?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??b.v??s/, /??.v??s/, (fast speech) /??v.j?s/
• Hyphenation: ob?vi?ous

Adjective

obvious (comparative more obvious, superlative most obvious)

1. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

   • Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:obvious.

Antonyms

• unobvious
• non-obvious
• subtle

Derived terms

• obviously
• obviousness

Translations

See also

• clear
• evident
• manifest
• plain

Further reading

• obvious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• obvious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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