in ‧ tel ‧ li ‧ gi ‧ ble /ɪnˈtelədʒəb ə l, ɪnˈtelɪdʒəb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ intelligence , ↑ intelligentsia , ↑ intelligibility ; adverb : ↑ intelligently , ↑ intelligibly ; adjective : ↑ intelligent ≠ UNINTELLIGENT , ↑ intelligible ≠ ↑ unintelligible ]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: intelligibilis , from intelligere ; ⇨ ↑ intelligent ]
if speech, writing, or an idea is intelligible, it can be easily understood OPP unintelligible :
His reply was barely intelligible.
intelligible to
The report needs to be intelligible to the client.
—intelligibly adverb
—intelligibility /ɪnˌtelədʒəˈbɪləti, ɪnˌtelɪdʒəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]