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adjective \in-ˈte-lə-jə-bəl\Definition of INTELLIGIBLE
1
: apprehensible by the intellect only
2
: capable of being understood or comprehended <jargon intelligible only to the initiated>
— in·tel·li·gi·bil·i·ty \-ˌte-lə-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— in·tel·li·gi·ble·ness \-ˈte-lə-jə-bəl-nəs\ noun
— in·tel·li·gi·bly \-blē\ adverb
See Examples of INTELLIGIBLE
- the ability to make complex concepts intelligible to the average reader
- Very little of the recording was intelligible.
Origin of INTELLIGIBLE
Middle English, from Latin intelligibilis, from intelligere
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to INTELLIGIBLE
- Synonyms
- accessible, apprehensible, coherent, comprehendible, comprehensible, fathomable, graspable, legible, scrutable, understandable
- Antonyms
- incoherent, incomprehensible, inscrutable, insensible
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