Hypertext Webster Gateway: "intelligible"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Intelligible \In*tel"li*gi*ble\, [L. intellegibilis: cf. F.
intelligible. See {Intelligent}.]
Capable of being understood or comprehended; as, an
intelligible account or description; intelligible
pronunciation, writing, etc.

The intelligible forms of ancient poets. --Coleridge.

Syn: Comprehensible; perspicuous; plain; clear.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

intelligible
adj 1: capable of being apprehended or understood [syn: {apprehensible},
{graspable}, {perceivable}, {understandable}]
2: well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard
distinctly; "intelligible pronunciation" [ant: {unintelligible}]


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