Observable
[əb'zɜːvəbl] or [əb'zɝvəbl]
Definition
(a.) Worthy or capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable; remarkable.
Checker: Lucille
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Noticeable, remarkable, marked, striking.
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Examples
- I had chosen night time for our journey to London, that the change and desolation of the country might be the less observable. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Among the many wild changes observable on familiar things which made this wild ride unreal, not the least was the seeming rarity of sleep. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The grotto was tricked out in the usual tasteless style observable in all the holy places of Palestine. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The same difference is observable betwixt the uneasy passions. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- For it is observable, that in this particular her conduct is different in the different passions and sensations. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Two things are especially observable as Mr. Bucket proceeds to a conclusion. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Her other hand pressed hard upon the table, and again the curious stir was observable in her, as if she were going to rise. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Observable results are necessary to enable persons to get a sense and a measure of their own powers. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The rebuff did her good, and it was observable that she liked me no worse for it. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Nor is this observable only with regard to characters and manners, but may be remarked even in the most minute circumstances. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
Checker: Uriah