COMPREHENSIBLE


Meaning of COMPREHENSIBLE in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|hen(t)səbəl adjective

Etymology: Latin comprehensibilis, from comprehensus (past participle of comprehendere ) + -ibilis -ible

1. archaic : capable of being included, contained, or comprised

God … is not comprehensible nor circumscribed — Thomas More

2. : capable of being understood : intelligible , conceivable

an idea comprehensible to the average mind

• com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness noun -es

• com·pre·hen·si·bly -blē, -li adverb

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