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

The desktop environment poses a significant risk of compromising personally identifiable information (PII), making secure practices particularly critical for healthcare organizations handling sensitive patient data. —Dmitry Dontov, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

During the study, Sherman helped draft an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that requires the Defense Department to ensure that highly identifiable individual data shared with contractors cannot be resold. —Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024

For example, though the free model can draw, only the Advanced version can currently draw people, but neither version will draw photorealistic images of identifiable people, children, or other images that go against its guidelines. —Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024

This was the British production company’s third movie in its Dracula series of films, and the second to feature Christopher Lee, one of the most identifiable faces in vampire horror from one of the shops that contributed most heavily to vampire lore in pop culture. —Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above