Perceivable vs Feigned - What's the difference?
perceivable | feigned | Related terms |
Capable of being perceived; discernible.
*1818 , , Northanger Abbey , ch. 5,
*:Every search for him was equally unsuccessful, in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at the Upper nor Lower Rooms, at dressed or undressed balls, was he perceivable .
*2003 , "
Being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.
(feign)
Perceivable is a related term of feigned.
As adjectives the difference between perceivable and feigned
is that perceivable is capable of being perceived; discernible while feigned is being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.As a verb feigned is
(feign).perceivable
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Adjective
(en adjective)Man in Pakistan: I'm on list," USA Today , 1 Jan. (retrieved 2 Nov. 2008),
- The only perceivable difference between the AP and FBI photos is that the man in the FBI photo is clean-shaven and shorter-haired.
Synonyms
*perceptible, observableDerived terms
* perceivableness *perceivability *perceivablyfeigned
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Adjective
(-)- 1841' ''"I have passed my word," said Jowl with '''feigned reluctance, "and I'll keep it. When does this match come off? I wish it was over. -- To-night?"'' — Charles Dickens, ''The Old Curiosity Shop ,
Chapter 9.