Distinguishable
[dɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃəbl]
Definition
(adj.) capable of being perceived as different or distinct; 'only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom'; 'a project distinguishable into four stages of progress'; 'distinguishable differences between the twins' .
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Definition
(a.) Capable of being distinguished; separable; divisible; discernible; capable of recognition; as, a tree at a distance is distinguishable from a shrub.
(a.) Worthy of note or special regard.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Separable, divisible.[2]. To be distinguished, to be recognized as distinct.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See DISTINGUISH]
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Examples
- Every thing, that is different is distinguishable: and everything, that is distinguishable, may be separated, according to the maxims above-explained. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The effect is there distinguishable and separable from the cause, and coued not be foreseen without the experience of their constant conjunction. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- First, We have no abstract idea of existence, distinguishable and separable from the idea of particular objects. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- What consists of parts is distinguishable into them, and what is distinguishable is separable. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- He appeared of a russet hue, not more distinguishable from the scene around him than the green caterpillar from the leaf it feeds on. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The words they uttered were not distinguishable, but they were both the voices of men. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Then came a low conference, of which no word was distinguishable from the dining-room. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The pair speak softly; their words are not distinguishable. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- These guns were distinguishable by the smooth bulbous breech of great thickness and curvilinear contour. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is distinguishable from that of copper by possessing a paler yellow than pure gold, while the copper alloy has a color bordering upon reddish yellow. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Again, every thing, which is different, is distinguishable, and every thing which is distinguishable, is separable by the imagination. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Notwithstanding the stringent laws on the subject, much of the oleomargarine made is sold for, and by the average purchaser is not distinguishable from, pure butter. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In external appearance they are not distinguishable from ammeters. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Whatever is distinct, is distinguishable; and whatever is distinguishable, is separable by the thought or imagination. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- If on the contrary they be not different, they are not distinguishable: and if they be not distinguishable, they cannot be separated. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Nor was it distinguishable to any one else but Juan Luis de la Rosa in the chapel. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- For how is it possible we can separate what is not distinguishable, or distinguish what is not different? David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
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