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Thinkable vs Perceivable - What's the difference?

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Thinkable is a related term of perceivable.


As adjectives the difference between thinkable and perceivable

is that thinkable is able to be thought or imagined; conceivable; feasible or possible while perceivable is capable of being perceived; discernible.

thinkable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable; feasible or possible.
  • Morally acceptable or legal (rare).

    • Antonyms

    * unthinkable

    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