Audible
/ˈɔːdəbl/
adjectiveBeginner📊CommonGeneral
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Definitions
1
capable of being heard
/ˈɔːdəbl/
adjectiveneutralBeginner
General
Able to be heard
Her voice was barely audible across the crowded room.
💡 Simply: You can hear it.
More Examples
2
The sound of the birds was clearly audible.
How It's Used
General
"The music was barely audible above the chatter."
Acoustics
"The speaker needs to be more audible in this large room."
From Middle French audible, from Latin audibilis, from audire "to hear."
The word's usage has remained consistent since its adoption from Latin.
Memory tip
Think of 'audio' – related to sound, and '-ible' meaning capable of.
Word Origin
LanguageLatin
Original meaning
"able to be heard"
Base: audible
barely audibleclearly audiblejust audible
Common misspellings
audibleeaudiable
Practice
Usage
60%Spoken
40%Written