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Webster 1913 Edition
Intelligible
In-tel′li-gi-ble
,Capable of being understood or comprehended;
as, an
intelligible
account or description; intelligible
pronunciation, writing, etc.
Syn. – Comprehensible; perspicuous; plain; clear.
Definition 2024
intelligible
intelligible
See also: intel·ligible
English
Adjective
intelligible (comparative more intelligible, superlative most intelligible)
- Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.
Antonyms
Translations
capable of being understood
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See also
French
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin intelligibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.te.li.ʒibl/, /ɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒibl/
- Rhymes: -ibl
- Homophone: intelligibles
- Hyphenation: in‧tel‧li‧gible
Adjective
intelligible m, f (plural intelligibles)
Antonyms
Related terms
- intelligibilité
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin intelligibilis.
Adjective
intelligible m, f (plural intelligibles)