comprehensibility
prɪˈhɛn adjective
capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
Related forms
com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty, com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness, noun
com·pre·hen·si·bly, adverb
in·ter·com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty, noun
non·com·pre·hend·i·ble, adjective
non·com·pre·hen·si·ble, adjective
non·com·pre·hen·si·ble·ly, adverb
un·com·pre·hen·si·ble, adjective
un·com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness, noun
un·com·pre·hen·si·b·ly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| capable of being comprehended | |
| comprehensi'bility | |
| —n | |
| compre'hensibleness | |
| —n | |
| compre'hensibly | |
| —adv | |
| comprehensible (ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| capable of being comprehended | |
| comprehensi'bility | |
| —n | |
| compre'hensibleness | |
| —n | |
| compre'hensibly | |
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Word Origin & History
comprehensible
1520s, "able to be contained," from L. comprehensibilem, from comprehensus, pp. of comphrehendere (see comprehend). Meaning "able to be understood" is from c.1600.
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