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intelligible
/ ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl /
adjective
- able to be understood; comprehensible
- philosophy
- capable of being apprehended by the mind or intellect alone
- (in metaphysical systems such as those of Plato or Kant) denoting that metaphysical realm which is accessible to the intellect as opposed to the world of mere phenomena accessible to the senses
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Derived Forms
- inˈtelligibly, adverb
- inˌtelligiˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- in·telli·gi·ble·ness noun
- in·telli·gi·bly adverb
- half-in·telli·gi·ble adjective
- half-in·telli·gi·bly adverb
- self-in·telli·gi·ble adjective
- semi-in·telli·gi·ble adjective
- semi-in·telli·gi·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of intelligible1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of intelligible1
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Example Sentences
Maybe this is The Matrix (the first one that was faintly intelligible) after all.
Koon: His arms were at his side and the first words that were intelligible that I heard him audible at that time.
With time, the fierceness and the collective sweetness that underscored it grew more intelligible.
The matron expressed her entire concurrence in this intelligible simile, and the beadle went on.
These words represent nothing; they describe nothing; but a gesture makes them intelligible.
A correct appreciation of these various 'movements' of the Complaint makes the poem much more intelligible.
I wish to present what is ascertained and intelligible rather than what is ingenious and obscure.
He remained in this condition for twenty-seven hours, and during that time his speech was indistinct but intelligible.
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