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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
Adjective
able to be understood
intelligibility n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.intelligibleintelligible - capable of being apprehended or understood
apprehensible, graspable, understandable, perceivable
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 << OPPOSITE unintelligible
Translations
Spanish intelligible [ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒɪbl] adj → inteligible, comprensible
French intelligible [ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒɪbl] adj → intelligible
German intelligible [ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒɪbl] adj → verständlich
Italian intelligible [ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒɪbl] adj → intelligibile
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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.
The Categories by Aristotle View in context
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.
The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context
What the nature of his claim on her might be seemed less intelligible -- unless it was the claim of a poor relation.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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