intelligibility

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Recent Examples of intelligibility What that translates to for audiences is better intelligibility — words that land rather than wash — and a cleaner overall mix, because the engineer is no longer spending mental and technical energy fighting unwanted signal at the source. Dave Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 If wrestling is so watchable thanks to its intelligibility—every appearance, utterance, and movement is so extreme that the point of the story cannot be misinterpreted—then the same can be said of many scenarios in KUWTK. Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 Speaking of clarity, these new headphones have been designed by Sennheiser’s in-house acoustics team and are tuned for vocal intelligibility, while still providing plenty of bass response. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Research has also shown pupillometry to be a sensitive, objective correlate of speech intelligibility and mental strain. IEEE Spectrum, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intelligibility
Noun
  • Grover is candid that Nomono doesn't lead its pitch with the AI-legibility argument.
    Damion Taylor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Her fierce intelligence helps paper over some of the screenplay’s rougher transitions, and even lends a measure of legibility to Sylvia’s sudden coldness.
    Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • It is also designed to improve readability.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026
  • Websites today need to be built for machine-first readability, with humans second.
    Vin Sonpal, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

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“Intelligibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligibility. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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