This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
intelligible
[ in-tel-i-juh-buhl ]
/ ÉŖnĖtÉl ÉŖ dŹÉ bÉl /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
adjective
capable of being understood; comprehensible; clear: an intelligible response.
Philosophy. apprehensible by the mind only; conceptual.
OTHER WORDS FOR intelligible
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I canāt figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Origin of intelligible
1350ā1400; Middle English from Latin intelligibilis, equivalent to intellig- (see intelligent) + -ibilis -ible
OTHER WORDS FROM intelligible
Words nearby intelligible
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use intelligible in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for intelligible
intelligible
/ (ÉŖnĖtÉlÉŖdŹÉbÉl) /
adjective
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
Derived forms of intelligible
intelligibility or intelligibleness, nounintelligibly, adverbWord Origin for intelligible
C14: from Latin intellegibilis; see intellect
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012