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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to be heard |
| Synonyms: | aural, auricular, clear, deafening, detectable, discernible, distinct, hearable, loud, loud enough, perceptible, plain, resounding, roaring, sounding, within earshot |
| Antonyms: | inaudible |
| Main Entry: | definite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exact, clear |
| Synonyms: | audible, bold, categorical, clean-cut, clear-cut, clearly defined, complete, crisp, definitive, determined, distinct, distinguishable, downright, explicit, express, fixed, forthright, full, graphic, incisive, marked, minute, not vague, obvious, palpable, particular, plain, positive, precise, pronounced, ringing, severe, sharp, silhouetted, specific, straightforward, tangible, unambiguous, undubitable, unequivocal, unmistakable, visible, vivid, well-defined, well-grounded, well-marked |
| Notes: | definite means 'precise and unmistakable,' 'clear, sharply delineated'; definitive means 'final and conclusive,' 'complete, final, ultimate' - so a definitive example is a perfect example |
| Antonyms: | imprecise, indefinite, indistinct, inexact, not clear, obscure, uncertain, unclear, undefined, vague |
| Main Entry: | discernible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recognizable; distinct |
| Synonyms: | apparent, appreciable, audible, clear, detectable, discoverable, distinguishable, noticeable, observable, obvious, palpable, perceivable, perceptible, plain, sensible, tangible, visible |
| Antonyms: | indistinct, invisible, obscured, unnoticeable, unrecognizable |
| Main Entry: | distinct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | apparent, obvious |
| Synonyms: | audible, categorical, clean-cut, clear, clear-cut, decided, definite, enunciated, evident, explicit, express, incisive, lucid, manifest, marked, noticeable, palatable, patent, perspicuous, plain, prescribed, recognizable, sharp, sharp-cut, specific, transparent, trenchant, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable, well-defined |
| Notes: | distinct means something stands out - while distinctive implies that an attribute or quality make something recognizable or distinguishable |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, fuzzy, hazy, indistinct, obscure, undefined, vague |
| Main Entry: | perceptible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noticeable, obvious |
| Synonyms: | apparent, appreciable, audible, clear, cognizable, conspicuous, detectable, discernible, distinct, distinguishable, evident, lucid, observable, palpable, perceivable, perspicuous, recognizable, sensible, signal, tangible, understandable, visible |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, imperceptible, invisible, obscure, silent, unnoticeable, vague |
| Main Entry: | plain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clear, obvious |
| Synonyms: | apparent, audible, big as life, broad, comprehensible, definite, distinct, evident, legible, lucid, manifest, open, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, talking turkey, transparent, understandable, visible |
| Notes: | plane is essentially the same word as plain, both ultimately coming from Latin planus 'flat' or 'clear' |
| Antonyms: | complex, complicated, hidden, intricate, obscured, unclear, vague |
| Main Entry: | sensory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | affecting animate nerve organs |
| Synonyms: | acoustic, afferent, audible, audiovisual, auditory, aural, auricular, clear, discernible, distinct, gustative, gustatory, hearable, lingual, neural, neurological, ocular, olfactive, olfactory, ophthalmic, optic, perceptible, phonic, plain, receptive, sensational, sensatory, sensible, sensual, sonic, tactile, visual |
| Main Entry: | sharp |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distinct, well-defined |
| Synonyms: | audible, clear, clear-cut, crisp, definite, explicit, obvious, visible |
| Antonyms: | indefinite, indistinct, undefined |
| Main Entry: | well-defined |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clear |
| Synonyms: | apparent, audible, clear-cut, comprehensible, distinct, explicit, graspable, intelligible, legible, lucent, lucid, obvious, plain, precise, sharp, spelled out, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unblurred, understandable, well-marked |
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