intelligible

[ in-tel-i-juh-buhl ]
/ ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl /
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adjective

capable of being understood; comprehensible; clear: an intelligible response.
Philosophy. apprehensible by the mind only; conceptual.

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Origin of intelligible

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin intelligibilis, equivalent to intellig- (see intelligent) + -ibilis -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM intelligible

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH intelligible

intelligent intelligible intellectual (see synonym study at intelligent)

Words nearby intelligible

intelligent knowledge-based system, intelligent terminal, intelligential, intelligentsia, intelligibility, intelligible, intelsat, intemerate, intemperance, intemperate, intend
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Words related to intelligible

comprehensible, clear, distinct, knowable, lucid, luminous, obvious, open, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable, fathomable, apprehensible, graspable

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British Dictionary definitions for intelligible

intelligible
/ (ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl) /

adjective

able to be understood; comprehensible
philosophy
  1. capable of being apprehended by the mind or intellect alone
  2. (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

Derived forms of intelligible

intelligibility or intelligibleness, nounintelligibly, adverb

Word Origin for intelligible

C14: from Latin intellegibilis; see intellect
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