intelligible

See also: intel·ligible

English

Etymology

From Middle French intelligible, from Old French, from Latin intelligibilis.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəbl̩/
Rhymes: -ɛlədʒəbl̩

Adjective

intelligible (comparative more intelligible, superlative most intelligible)

Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.

Synonyms

understandable; See also Thesaurus:comprehensible

Antonyms

unintelligible; See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

Derived terms

Translations

capable of being understood

Arabic: بائِن‎ (bāʾin), بَيّن‎, مُبِين‎ (mubīn), مُتّضِح‎, مُتَجَلٍ‎ (mutajalin), وَضّاح‎ (waḍḍāḥ)
Catalan: intel·ligible
Chinese:
Mandarin: 可理解的 (kělǐjiě de)
Czech: srozumitelný (cs)
Dutch: verstaanbaar (nl), begrijpelijk (nl)
Estonian: arusaadav
Finnish: ymmärrettävä (fi)
French: intelligible (fr)
Galician: intelixíbel (gl) m or f
German: einleuchtend (de), verständlich (de)
Greek: νοητός (el) m (noïtós), καταληπτός (el) m (kataliptós)

Italian: intelligibile (it) m or f
Macedonian: поимлив m (poimliv)
Manx: so-hoiggal
Norwegian: forståelig (no)
Persian: مفهوم‎ (fa) (mafhum)
Polish: zrozumiały (pl) m
Portuguese: inteligível (pt)
Romanian: inteligibil (ro) m
Russian: вразуми́тельный (ru) (vrazumítelʹnyj), поня́тный (ru) (ponjátnyj)
Spanish: inteligible (es)
Swedish: begriplig (sv)
Turkish: açık (tr), anlaşılır, idrâk edilebilir, anlaşılabilir

See also

legible

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intelligibilis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.te.li.ʒibl/, /ɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒibl/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ibl
Homophone: intelligibles
Hyphenation: in‧tel‧li‧gible

Adjective

intelligible (plural intelligibles)

intelligible

Antonyms

inintelligible

Related terms

intelligibilité

Further reading

“intelligible” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intelligibilis.

Adjective

intelligible m or f (plural intelligibles)

intelligible

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