intelligible

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈtɛləd͡ʒəbəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Clear enough for people to understand easily.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.

Examples

  • God is an intelligible sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.

  • Norwegian, Swedish and Danish are mutually intelligible to a high degree.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The meaning of the words is intelligible.

  • Italian and Spanish are partially mutually intelligible languages.

  • That comment seemed to anger Ingraham, who called James’ view a “barely intelligible, not to mention ungrammatical take on President Trump.”

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Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

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