recognisable

English

Alternative forms

recognizable (US)

Etymology

recognise +‎ -able

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbəl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzəbəl/, (nonstandard) /ˈɹɛkənaɪzəbəl/
(obsolete) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl/[1]

Adjective

recognisable (comparative more recognisable, superlative most recognisable)

(British spelling) Able to be recognised.
- 2022 November 30, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 971, page 87:
  Whistle's creation stems from an internal colleague competition run by Northern to design a recognisable and approachable character to act as a mascot.

Antonyms

unrecognisable

Derived terms

Translations

able to be recognised — see recognizable

References

Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎, volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 5.66, page 170.

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