Observable \Ob*serv"a*ble\, a. [L. observabilis: cf. F.
observable.]
1. Capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable. --Sir.
T. Browne.
[1913 Webster]
The difference is sufficiently observable.
--Southey.
[1913 Webster]
2. Worthy of being observed; important enough to be noted or
celebrated; as, an observable anniversary.
[PJC]
3. Noteworthy; remarkable.
[PJC] --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
observable
adj : capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in
attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the
manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior" [syn: discernible,
evident]
WordNet (r) 2.0
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "observable":
apparent, appreciable, beholdable, clear, clear as crystal,
crystal-clear, detectable, discernible, disclosed, distinct,
evident, explicit, exposed, exposed to view, express, hanging out,
in evidence, in full view, in plain sight, in view, indisputable,
indubitable, insight, manifest, memorable, naked, notable,
noticeable, obvious, open, open to view, open-and-shut,
outcropping, palpable, patent, perceivable, perceptible,
perspicuous, plain, plain as day, recognizable, red-letter,
revealed, rubric, seeable, self-evident, self-explaining,
self-explanatory, sensible, showing, tangible, to be seen,
transparent, unclouded, unconcealed, undisguised, unhidden,
unmistakable, viewable, visible, visual, witnessable
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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