different between perceivable vs appreciable

perceivable

English

Etymology

perceive +? -able

Adjective

perceivable (comparative more perceivable, superlative most perceivable)

  1. Capable of being perceived; discernible.
    • 1818, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, ch. 5,
      Every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable.
    • 2003, "Man in Pakistan: I'm on list," USA Today, 1 Jan. (retrieved 2 Nov. 2008),
      The only perceivable difference between the AP and FBI photos is that the man in the FBI photo is clean-shaven and shorter-haired.

Synonyms

  • perceptible, observable

Derived terms

Translations

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appreciable

English

Etymology

From French appréciable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??p?i???bl/

Adjective

appreciable (comparative more appreciable, superlative most appreciable)

  1. Large enough to be estimated; perceptible; considerable.
    • 2002, John J. Mearsheimer, "Realism, the Real World, and the Academy," in Realism and Institutionalism in International Studies (M. Brecher and F. P. Harvey, eds.), ?ISBN, p. 27:
      If NEAsia were a zone of peace, those American forces would be unnecessary and they could be sent home and demobilized, saving the U.S. taxpayer an appreciable sum of money.

Translations

References

  • appreciable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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