Distinguishable

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Distinguishable \Dis*tin"guish*a*ble\, a.
     1. Capable of being distinguished; separable; divisible;
        discernible; capable of recognition; as, a tree at a
        distance is distinguishable from a shrub.
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              A simple idea being in itself uncompounded . . . is
              not distinguishable into different ideas. --Locke.
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     2. Worthy of note or special regard. --Swift.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  distinguishable
       adj 1: 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" [ant: {indistinguishable}]
       2: (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or
          quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word
          `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses";
          "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite
          distinct from the European beech"; "management had
          interests quite distinct from those of their employees"
          [syn: {distinct}]