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RECOGNIZABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being recognized
Synonyms:
placeable; recognisable; recognizable
Classified under:
Similar:
identifiable (capable of being identified)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Easily perceived; easy to become aware of
Example:
this situation produces recognizable stress symptoms
Classified under:
Similar:
perceptible (capable of being perceived by the mind or senses)
Context examples:
That unfamiliar yet recognizable look was back again in Gatsby's face.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
A pause followed this apparently pointless remark. Daisy looked at Tom frowning and an indefinable expression, at once definitely unfamiliar and vaguely recognizable, as if I had only heard it described in words, passed over Gatsby's face.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
