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comprehensibility

com·pre·hen·si·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kom-pri-hen-suh-buh l]
    • /ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl/
    • /ˌkɒm.prɪˈhen.sɪ.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-pri-hen-suh-buh l]
    • /ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl/

Definitions of comprehensibility word

  • adjective comprehensibility capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible. 1
  • noun comprehensibility The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity. 1
See all 2 definitions of comprehensibility

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Origin of comprehensibility

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
From the Latin word comprehēnsibilis, dating back to 1520-30. See comprehension, -ible

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Parts of speech for Comprehensibility

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Comprehensibility

comprehensibility popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

comprehensibility usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for comprehensibility

noun comprehensibility

  • simplicity — the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
  • brightness — the condition of being bright
  • certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
  • precision — the state or quality of being precise.
  • purity — the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.
All 59 Synonyms of comprehensibility

Antonyms for comprehensibility

noun comprehensibility

  • inaccuracy — something inaccurate; error.
  • obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
  • dirtiness — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
  • discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
  • nonconformity — failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
All 15 Antonyms of comprehensibility

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