intelligible
capable of being understood; comprehensible; clear: an intelligible response.
Philosophy. apprehensible by the mind only; conceptual.
Origin of intelligible
1Other words for intelligible
Other words from intelligible
- in·tel·li·gi·ble·ness, noun
- in·tel·li·gi·bly, adverb
- half-in·tel·li·gi·ble, adjective
- half-in·tel·li·gi·bly, adverb
- self-in·tel·li·gi·ble, adjective
- sem·i-in·tel·li·gi·ble, adjective
- sem·i-in·tel·li·gi·bly, adverb
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How to use intelligible in a sentence
Maybe this is The Matrix (the first one that was faintly intelligible) after all.
For Newtown Killer, a Dangerous DNA Wild-Goose Chase | Kent Sepkowitz | December 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTKoon: His arms were at his side and the first words that were intelligible that I heard him audible at that time.
L.A. Riots Anniversary: Stacey Koon’s Disturbing Testimony | Christine Pelisek | April 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWith time, the fierceness and the collective sweetness that underscored it grew more intelligible.
The matron expressed her entire concurrence in this intelligible simile, and the beadle went on.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensThese words represent nothing; they describe nothing; but a gesture makes them intelligible.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
A correct appreciation of these various 'movements' of the Complaint makes the poem much more intelligible.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerI wish to present what is ascertained and intelligible rather than what is ingenious and obscure.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordHe remained in this condition for twenty-seven hours, and during that time his speech was indistinct but intelligible.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
British Dictionary definitions for intelligible
/ (ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl) /
able to be understood; comprehensible
philosophy
capable of being apprehended by the mind or intellect alone
(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
Origin of intelligible
1Derived forms of intelligible
- intelligibility or intelligibleness, noun
- intelligibly, adverb
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