intelligible

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective capable of being apprehended or understood
  2. adjective well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

apprehensible, graspable, perceivable, understandable

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