intelligible

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌɪˈntɛlədʒəbəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Able to be understood; comprehensible; clear enough to be grasped by the mind.; In philosophy, capable of being apprehended by the intellect alone, as opposed to being perceived by the senses.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more intelligible Superlative: most intelligible

Collocations

barely intelligibleeasily intelligibleperfectly intelligiblemutually intelligiblereadily intelligible

Derivatives

intelligibilityintelligiblyunintelligibleunintelligiblyunintelligibility

Synonyms

comprehensibleunderstandableclearlucidcoherentplain

Antonyms

unintelligibleincomprehensibleobscureunclear

Commonly confused

intelligent
EN: 'Intelligent' describes a person or entity possessing intelligence; 'intelligible' describes something that can be understood.
intelligentsia
EN: 'Intelligentsia' refers to the class of intellectuals in a society; 'intelligible' is an adjective meaning understandable.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 'l' and the ending '-ible' (not '-able'). The related noun is 'intelligibility' with a 'y' before '-ity'.

💬 Examples

  1. Despite the heavy accent, his speech was perfectly intelligible to the audience.

  2. Plato distinguished between the intelligible world of Forms and the sensible world of appearances.