be discernible

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

Used to state that something can be seen, heard, or noticed.

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Examples (10)

  • Her face was barely discernible in the gloom.
  • The difference between the two brands is readily discernible to an expert.
  • After the fog lifted, the distant shoreline was clearly discernible.
  • A subtle improvement in his health has been discernible over the past week.
  • The change in atmosphere was immediately discernible when she entered the room.
  • Through the static, a faint voice was just discernible.
  • The subtle irony in his tone was not discernible to everyone.
  • The path through the woods is scarcely discernible after the heavy snowfall.
  • The effects of the new policy should be discernible within a few months.
  • Even from space, the Great Wall of China is not easily discernible to the naked eye.