intelligible
See also: intel·ligible
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French intelligible, from Old French, from Latin intelligibilis.
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɛləd͡ʒəbl̩/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlədʒəbl̩
Adjective edit
intelligible (comparative more intelligible, superlative most intelligible)
- Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.
- Italian and Spanish are mutually intelligible languages.
Synonyms edit
- understandable; See also Thesaurus:comprehensible
Antonyms edit
- unintelligible; See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
capable of being understood
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See also edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin intelligibilis.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒibl/, /ɛ̃.te.li.ʒibl/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ibl
- Homophone: intelligibles
- Hyphenation: in‧tel‧li‧gible
Adjective edit
intelligible (plural intelligibles)
- intelligible
- Antonym: inintelligible
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “intelligible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin intelligibilis.
Adjective edit
intelligible m or f (plural intelligibles)
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