identifiable

adjective

iden·​ti·​fi·​able ī-ˌden-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl 

ə-

: capable of being identified

Cardenal … was easily identifiable in his signature black beret and loose white peasant shirts.

—Associated Press

While there's no single identifiable cause of high blood pressure, secondary hypertension is often sparked by conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea, kidney problems, thyroid problems or consumption of cocaine or methamphetamine.

—Fiza Pirani

identifiably

ī-ˌden-tə-ˈfī-ə-blē 

ə-

adverb

an identifiably British accent

Each species of spider builds a web that is identifiably unique …

—Michael H. Robinson

Examples of identifiable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This includes personally identifiable information that reveals the names of accusers or materials that depict or contain child abuse. —Joey Garrison, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025

The pumps are identifiable thanks to their scalloped collar along the sides, which creates the illusion of curves and waves along the shoe’s upper, elongating the leg. —Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 17 Nov. 2025

That snare sound is as instantly identifiable as Miles Davis’s muted horn or Eddie Van Halen’s pyrotechnic neck tapping. —John Lingan, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025

There are stellar streams, like the Magellanic Stream and the Sagittarius Steam, that have an identifiable origin with a still-existing galaxy or globular cluster, with masses that range from 100 solar masses or so up to hundreds of millions of solar masses. —Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for identifiable

• classifiable
• justifiable
• modifiable
• notifiable
• satisfiable
• specifiable
• undeniable
• unreliable
• verifiable
• emulsifiable
• unclassifiable
• unjustifiable