observable
AdjectiveUS[uhb-zur-vuh-buhl]/əbˈzɝvəbəl/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- capable of being seen or noticed“a discernible change in attitude”“a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript”“an observable change in behavior”Synonyms: discernibleevidentOpposite unnoticeableSimilar noticeable
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ob·serv′a·ble adjective
Origin: L. observabilis: cf. F. observable.
1. Capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable. Sir. T. Browne.
The difference is sufficiently observable.— Robert Southey
2. Worthy of being observed; important enough to be noted or celebrated; as, an observable anniversary.
3. Noteworthy; remarkable.
— Ob·serv′wb-a1′>′a·ble·ness, noun — Ob·serv′wb-a1′>′a·bly, adverb
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors