English Explanatory Dictionary

intelligible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɛləd͡ʒəbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intelligible.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-intelligible.wav

Word forms

intelligible more intelligible most intelligible

Etymology

From Middle French intelligible, from Old French, from Latin intelligibilis.

Synonyms

understandable

Antonyms

unintelligible

Related words

legible

Derived words

intelligibility intelligibleness intelligibly interintelligible mutually intelligible unintelligible
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