INTELLIGIBLE


Meaning of INTELLIGIBLE in English

/ ɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl; NAmE / adjective

intelligible (to sb) that can be easily understood

SYN understandable :

His lecture was readily intelligible to all the students.

OPP unintelligible

►  in·tel·li·gi·bil·ity / ɪnˌtelɪdʒəˈbɪləti; NAmE / noun [ U ]

►  in·tel·li·gibly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (also in the sense capable of understanding ): from Latin intelligibilis , from intelligere understand, from inter between + legere choose.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.