comprehensible

Also com·pre·hend·i·ble

[kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.

comprehensible

/ ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being comprehended

Other Word Forms

• comprehensibility noun
• comprehensibleness noun
• comprehensibly adverb
• intercomprehensibility noun
• noncomprehendible adjective
• noncomprehensible adjective
• noncomprehensiblely adverb
• uncomprehensible adjective
• uncomprehensibleness noun
• uncomprehensibly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of comprehensible¹

From the Latin word comprehēnsibilis, dating back to 1520–30. See comprehension, -ible

Example Sentences

America’s conservative sea change is complicated, but let me try to make it comprehensible.

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All of these populist authoritarian figures are all trying to say that the world can be made simple and comprehensible again.

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Inequality and marginalization are major factors blocking patient access to reliable, comprehensible and trustworthy information about how to protect themselves and their loved ones.

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"To discover that he had always set out to hurt the vulnerable is beyond comprehensible," she said.

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The impulse to domesticate performance into a comprehensible story was denied by the sensory bombardment of his productions.

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Related Words

• coherent 
• explicit 
• intelligible