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Perceivable vs Understandable - What's the difference?

perceivable | understandable |

As adjectives the difference between perceivable and understandable

is that perceivable is capable of being perceived; discernible while understandable is capable of being understood; comprehensible.

perceivable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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 , " 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, observable

    Derived terms

    * perceivableness *perceivability *perceivably

    understandable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being understood; comprehensible.
  • Capable of being accepted or excused under the circumstances.

    • Antonyms

    * (l)