apprehensible

[ ap-ri-hen-suh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being understood.

apprehensible

/ ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally

Derived Forms

• ˌappreˌhensiˈbility, noun
• ˌappreˈhensibly, adverb

Other Words From

• appre·hensi·bili·ty noun
• appre·hensi·bly adverb
• nonap·pre·hensi·bili·ty noun
• nonap·pre·hensi·ble adjective
• unap·pre·hensi·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of apprehensible¹

1625–35; < Late Latin apprehēnsibilis < Latin apprehēns ( us ) grasped (past participle of apprehendere ), equivalent to apprehend- ( apprehend ) + -t ( us ) past participle suffix + -ibilis -ible

Example Sentences

He was beyond that state in which any difference was apprehensible between one thing and another.

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Many of the exhibitors showed great skill in making their methods apprehensible to the stranger.

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Do we ever apprehend objects by the light of God without apprehending the light which renders them apprehensible?

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After all, a synthesis is what you want: it is the case you have to judge brought to an apprehensible issue for you.

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Phenomena are immediately apprehensible; the cause is not so.

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Related Words

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