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intelligible

in·tel·li·gi·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-tel-i-juh-buh l]
    • /ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl/
    • /ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒɪ.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-tel-i-juh-buh l]
    • /ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl/

Definitions of intelligible word

  • adjective intelligible capable of being understood; comprehensible; clear: an intelligible response. 1
  • adjective intelligible Philosophy. apprehensible by the mind only; conceptual. 1
  • noun intelligible Able to be understood; comprehensible. 1
  • adjective intelligible comprehensible 1
  • adjective intelligible Something that is intelligible can be understood. 0
  • adjective intelligible able to be understood; comprehensible 0

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Origin of intelligible

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin intelligibilis, equivalent to intellig- (see intelligent) + -ibilis -ible

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Parts of speech for Intelligible

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

intelligible popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for intelligible

adj intelligible

  • comprehensible — Something that is comprehensible can be understood.
  • clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
  • distinct — distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from): His private and public lives are distinct.
  • knowable — capable of being known.
  • lucid — easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation.

adjective intelligible

  • understandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
  • logical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.

verb intelligible

  • unscramble — to bring out of a scrambled condition; reduce to order or intelligibility.
  • simplify — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
  • clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
  • break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • draw a picture — represent sth visually

Antonyms for intelligible

adj intelligible

  • ambiguous — If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
  • confusing — Something that is confusing makes it difficult for people to know exactly what is happening or what to do.
  • perplexing — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
  • unintelligible — not intelligible; not capable of being understood.
  • obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.

adjective intelligible

  • equivocal — Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.

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