I. ə̇n.ˈteləjəbəl adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin intelligibilis, from intelligere to perceive, understand + -ibilis -able — more at intelligent
1. obsolete : intelligent
2. : capable of being understood or comprehended
an intelligible description
intelligible pronunciation
3.
a. : apprehensible by the intellect only : purely conceptual
the classical conception, according to which thinking is the inspection of intelligible objects — Norman Malcolm
b. : relating to something that is beyond perception : supersensible , suprasensuous
made the intelligible world … the starting point of their speculations — Frank Thilly
• in·tel·li·gi·ble·ness -nəs noun -es
• in·tel·li·gi·bly -blē, -bli adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: an object of the intellect
the intellect's natural capacity for the intuition of intelligibles — L.J.Thro