perceptible

/pərˈsɛptəbəl/

/pəˈsɛptəbəl/

Something perceptible is noticeable, even if just slightly. A perceptible noise can be heard.

You perceive through your senses, and things that are perceptible can be perceived; you can sense them. A flavor is perceptible if you can taste it. A sound is perceptible if you can hear it. The opposite of perceptible is imperceptible, for things that can't be noticed or detected. If you notice a sound, sight, or change, then it must be perceptible.

Definitions of perceptible

1. adjective

   capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
   “a perceptible limp”

   “easily perceptible sounds”

   “perceptible changes in behavior”

   synonyms:

   audible, hearable

   heard or perceptible by the ear

   detectable, noticeable

   capable of being detected

   discernible

   capable of being perceived clearly

   faint, weak

   deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

   palpable

   can be felt by palpation

   perceivable

   capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing

   recognizable

   easily perceived; easy to become aware of

   sensible

   readily perceived by the senses

   seeable, visible

   capable of being seen; or open to easy view

   antonyms:

   imperceptible

   impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses

   inaudible, unhearable

   impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear

   impalpable

   imperceptible to the senses or the mind

   impalpable

   not perceptible to the touch

   incognizable, incognoscible

   incapable of being perceived or known

   indiscernible, insensible, undetectable

   barely able to be perceived

   subliminal

   below the threshold of conscious perception

   unobservable

   not accessible to direct observation

   invisible, unseeable

   impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
2. adjective

   easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
   “a perceptible sense of expectation in the court”

   synonyms:

   palpable, tangible

   capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
3. adjective

   easily seen or detected
   “he continued after a perceptible pause”

   synonyms: detectable

   noticeable

   capable or worthy of being perceived