| word | perceptible |
|---|---|
| definition | Noticeable or able to be felt by the senses. |
| eg_sentence | Her change in attitude toward him was barely perceptible, and he couldn't be sure he wasn't just imagining it. |
| explanation | Perceptible includes the prefix per-, meaning “through,” so the word refers to whatever can be taken in through the senses. A perceptive person picks up minor changes, small clues, or hints and shades of meaning that others can't perceive, so one person's perception—a tiny sound, a slight change in the weather, a different tone of voice—often won't be perceptible to another |
| IPA | pərˈsɛptəbəl |
Tags: mwvb::unit:2, mwvb::unit:2:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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