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Grammar : Adj
Spell : rek-uhg-nahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz



Definition of recognizable

Origin :
  • early 15c., "resume possession of land," back-formation from recognizance, or else from Old French reconoiss-, stem of reconoistre "to know again, identify, recognize," from Latin recognoscere "acknowledge, recall to mind, know again; examine; certify," from re- "again" (see re-) + cognoscere "know" (see cognizance). Meaning "know again, recall or recover the knowledge of, perceive an identity with something formerly known or felt" first recorded 1530s. Related: Recognized; recognizing.
  • As in appreciable : adj easily noticed; considerable
  • As in observable : adj apparent
  • As in obvious : adj apparent, understandable
  • As in perceptible : adj noticeable, obvious
  • As in transparent : adj obvious, understandable
  • As in used to : adj familiar with
  • As in understandable : adj comprehensible
  • As in perceivable : adj observable
  • As in understandable : adj able to be understood
  • As in clear : adj understandable, apparent
  • As in distinct : adj apparent, obvious
  • As in familiar : adj common, well-known
Example sentences :
  • The newcomers were dirty rogues; tipstaves, recognizable at a glance.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Although there are a number of variations, two outstanding types are recognizable.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • If we are not recognizable by that high world you have told me of, who, then, are our equals?
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • The two were Verinder and Captain Kilmeny, though at that distance they were not recognizable.
  • Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
  • The fifth was so wrapped in his bearskin that he was not recognizable.
  • Extract from : « Peter the Priest » by Mr Jkai
  • The face is, I understand, recognizable as that of a lost friend.
  • Extract from : « The Problems of Psychical Research » by Hereward Carrington
  • The only recognizable item was a thin knife of unusual design.
  • Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
  • When this was taken off or wore off, it was not recognizable as a hand.
  • Extract from : « In the Tail of the Peacock » by Isabel Savory
  • She's beginning to be recognizable, if her hair'd grow a bit faster.
  • Extract from : « Rhoda Fleming, Complete » by George Meredith
  • From his build and the peculiar agility of his motions, he was recognizable as Maku.
  • Extract from : « The Girl and The Bill » by Bannister Merwin

Synonyms for recognizable

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