comprehensible

[ kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl ]

/ ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.

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Also com·pre·hend·i·ble

[kom-pri-hen-duh-buhl]. /ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn də bəl/.

Origin of comprehensible

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

OTHER WORDS FROM comprehensible

com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty, com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness, nouncom·pre·hen·si·bly, adverbin·ter·com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty, nounnon·com·pre·hend·i·ble, adjective

non·com·pre·hen·si·ble, adjectivenon·com·pre·hen·si·ble·ly, adverbun·com·pre·hen·si·ble, adjectiveun·com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness, nounun·com·pre·hen·si·bly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH comprehensible

comprehensible , comprehensive

How to use comprehensible in a sentence

But they're comprehensible, and that comprehensibility is surprisingly comforting.
There's Little We Can Do to Prevent Another Massacre|Megan McArdle|December 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Table of Chapters has been moved to the beginning of the text for reasons of clarity and comprehensibility.
A Treatise on Painting|Leonardo Da Vinci
First however I will present the examples from the poets according to their comprehensibility and their transparency.
Sleep Walking and Moon Walking|Isidor Isaak Sadger
The impressions have hereby gained, not only in emotional tone, but also in intellectual comprehensibility.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park

No logician of the present day teaches that comprehensibility is a test of truth.
The Theistic Conception of the World|B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker
Even Cousin is not so unwise as to assert the absolutely comprehensibility of God.
Christianity and Greek Philosophy|Benjamin Franklin Cocker

British Dictionary definitions for comprehensible

comprehensible

/ (ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being comprehended

Derived forms of comprehensible

comprehensibility or comprehensibleness, nouncomprehensibly, adverb

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