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intelligible

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in·tel·li·gi·ble  (n-tl-j-bl)
adj.
1. Capable of being understood: an intelligible set of directions.
2. Capable of being apprehended by the intellect alone.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin intellegibilis, intelligibilis, from intellegere, to perceive; see intelligent.]

in·telli·gi·bili·ty, in·telli·gi·ble·ness n.
in·telli·gi·bly adv.

intelligible [ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl]
adj
1. able to be understood; comprehensible
2. (Philosophy) Philosophy
a.  capable of being apprehended by the mind or intellect alone
b.  (in metaphysical systems such as those of Plato or Kant) denoting that metaphysical realm which is accessible to the intellect as opposed to the world of mere phenomena accessible to the senses
[from Latin intellegibilis; see intellect]
intelligibility , intelligibleness n
intelligibly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.intelligibleintelligible - capable of being apprehended or understood
comprehendible, comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"
2.intelligible - well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly; "intelligible pronunciation"
comprehendible, comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"
unintelligible - poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise; "unintelligible speech"

intelligible
adjective understandable, clear, distinct, lucid, comprehensible She moaned faintly but made no intelligible response.
unclear, incomprehensible, unintelligible, garbled, confused, puzzling
Translations
intelligible [ɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl] ADJinteligible, comprensible
his prose is so laboured it is scarcely intelligiblesu prosa es tan elaborada que resulta apenas inteligible

intelligible [ɪnˈtɛlɪɪbəl] adjintelligible
to be intelligible to sb → être intelligible à qn

intelligible
adjzu verstehen pred, → verständlich (to sb für jdn); in (an) intelligible formin verständlicher Form

intelligible [ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbl] adjintelligibile
intelligible [ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbl] adjintelligibile

intelligible
adj intelligible [inˈtelidʒəbl]
(negativeunintelligible) able to be understood His answer was barely intelligible because he was speaking through a mouthful of food. verstaanbaar سَهْل الفَهْم понятен srozumitelný forståelig verständlich κατανοητός, καταληπτός intelegible, comprensible arusaadav قابل درک ymmärrettävä intelligible מוּבָן बोधनीय razumljiv érthető bisa dipahami skiljanlegur, greinilegur intelligibile 明瞭な 이해할 수 있는 suprantamas skaidrs; saprotams boleh difahami verstaanbaar forståelig, tydelig zrozumiały inteligível inte­li­gibil понятный zrozumiteľný razumljiv razgovetan förståelig, begriplig ซึ่งสามารถเข้าใจได้ดี anlaşılabilir, açık seçik 可理解的 зрозумілий, ясний قابل فہم dễ hiểu
n inˌtelligiˈbility
verstaanbaarheid مَفْهوميَّه، وُضوح разбираем srozumitelnost forståelighed die Verständlichkeit ευκρίνεια, σαφήνεια νοημάτων intelegibilidad arusaadavus فهم پذیری ymmärrettävyys intelligiblement מוּבָנוּת बुद्धिग्राह्यता razumljivost érthetőség kejelasan skiljanleiki intelligibilità 明瞭さ 이해할 수 있음 suprantamumas skaidrība; saprotamība kebolehfahaman verstaanbaarheid forståelighet, tydelighet zrozumiałość inteligibilidade caracter inteligibil понятность zrozumiteľnosť razumljivost razgovetnost förståelighet, begriplighet ความสามารถเข้าใจได้ดี anlaşılabilirlik 可理解性 зрозумілість, ясність فہم کے قابل ہونا tính dễ hiểu
adv inˈtelligibly
verstaanbaar بصورَة مفْهومَه разбираемо srozumitelně forståeligt verständlich κατανοητά, ευκατάληπτα de manera intelegible arusaadavalt بطور قابل فهم ymmärrettävästi intelligibilité בְּצוּרָה מוּבֶנֶת सुगमता से, सुबोध रूप में razumljivo érthetően secara jelas skiljanlega in maniera intelligibile 明瞭に 이해할 수 있게 suprantamai skaidri; saprotami dengan boleh difahami verstaanbaar forståelig, tydelig zrozumiale inteligivelmente inteligibil понятно zrozumiteľne razumljivo razgovetno förståeligt, begripligt อย่างเข้าใจได้ดี anlaşılabilir şekilde 可理解地 зрозуміло, ясно قابل فہم انداز میں một cách dễ hiểu


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As for the rest, time, place, state, since they are easily intelligible, I say no more about them than was said at the beginning, that in the category of state are included such states as 'shod', 'armed', in that of place 'in the Lyceum' and so on, as was explained before.
Thus, the story here presented will be told by more than one pen, as the story of an offence against the laws is told in Court by more than one witness--with the same object, in both cases, to present the truth always in its most direct and most intelligible aspect; and to trace the course of one complete series of events, by making the persons who have been most closely connected with them, at each successive stage, relate their own experience, word for word.
What the nature of his claim on her might be seemed less intelligible -- unless it was the claim of a poor relation.
 
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