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intelligible
well articulated or enunciated and loud enough to be heard; can be understood: He was an intelligible speaker.
Not to be confused with:
intelligent – wise, shrewd, having the capacity for thought and reason: The professor is an intelligent man.
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in·tel·li·gi·ble
(ĭn-tĕl′ĭ-jə-bəl)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·tel′li·gi·bil′i·ty, in·tel′li·gi·ble·ness n.
in·tel′li·gi·bly adv.
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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
[C14: from Latin intellegibilis; see intellect]
inˌtelligiˈbility, inˈtelligibleness n
inˈtelligibly adv
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in•tel•li•gi•ble
(ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl)adj.
1. capable of being understood; comprehensible.
2. Philos. apprehensible by the mind only; conceptual.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin intelligibilis=intellig- (see intelligent) + -ibilis -ible]
in•tel`li•gi•bil′i•ty, n.
in•tel′li•gi•bly, adv.
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intelligible
- Means "understandable through the intellect."See also related terms for intellect.
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Adj. | 1. | intelligible - 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" |
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intelligible
adjective understandable, clear, distinct, lucid, comprehensible She moaned faintly but made no intelligible response.
unclear, incomprehensible, unintelligible, garbled, confused, puzzling
unclear, incomprehensible, unintelligible, garbled, confused, puzzling
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intelligible
adjectiveCapable of being readily understood:
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سَهْل الفَهْم
srozumitelný
forståelig
skiljanlegur, greinilegur
suprantamaisuprantamumas
saprotamsskaidrs
açık seçikanlaşılabilir
intelligible
[ɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl] ADJ → inteligible, comprensiblehis prose is so laboured it is scarcely intelligible → su prosa es tan elaborada que resulta apenas inteligible
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intelligible
adj → zu verstehen pred, → verständlich (to sb für jdn); in (an) intelligible form → in verständlicher Form
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intelligible
(inˈtelidʒəbl) adjective (negative unintelligible) able to be understood. His answer was barely intelligible because he was speaking through a mouthful of food.
inˌtelligiˈbility nouninˈtelligibly adverb
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