INTELLIGIBLE


Meaning of INTELLIGIBLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈte-lə-jə-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin intelligibilis, from intelligere

Date: 14th century

1. : apprehensible by the intellect only

2. : capable of being understood or comprehended

jargon intelligible only to the initiated

• in·tel·li·gi·bil·i·ty -ˌte-lə-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• in·tel·li·gi·ble·ness -ˈte-lə-jə-bəl-nəs noun

• in·tel·li·gi·bly -blē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.