intelligibility
Americannoun
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intelligibilities
plural
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the quality or condition of being intelligible; capability of being understood.
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something intelligible.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of intelligibility
First recorded in 1600–10; intelligible + -ity
Example Sentences
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I appreciated its intelligibility and, from where I stood, its edge.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
But like most palindromes, Tenet prizes reversibility over intelligibility: The point of “Able was I ere I saw Elba” is that it reads the same both ways, not that it teaches you anything.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2020
To great effect, this lack of narrative intelligibility challenges the implicit bargain between the film and viewer regarding the nature of the truth.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2019
Tilney appears to like his characters more than Holsinger does, and yet that affection never translates into specificity, intelligibility.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 16, 2019
Interference was scrambling the telecast waves beyond hope of intelligibility.
From Beyond The Thunder by H. B. Hickey
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