intelligible
intelligible
Definition
in·tel·li·gible (in tel′i jə bəl)
adjective
- that can be understood; clear; comprehensible
- understandable by the intellect only, not by the senses
Etymology: ME < L intelligibilis < intelligere: see intellect
in·tel′·li·gibil′·ity noun
in·tel′·li·gibly adverb
intelligible
Synonyms
intelligible
Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- render: Professor Hoppen has rendered an older complex historiography more intelligible.
- make: They contain information rather than advice, to make complex health problems more intelligible.
Modifies a noun
- language: He showed us his company's policy booklet, which sets out the extent of the cover provided in simple, intelligible language.
- speech: By proper choice of pulse characteristics, intelligible speech may be created " quotes the report.
- extension: Without sensations, however, intelligible extension is not up to the task of representing particular bodies.
- species: Phantasms do not, however, become irrelevant once the intelligible species has been abstracted.
- explanation: Next, an intelligible explanation of what the patient does have is required.
- manner: You need to persuade the reader that you understand the process of research and that you can present this in a clear intelligible manner.
Modifying Another Word
- mutually: This language is not mutually intelligible with any form of English.
- scarcely: And if the inspired apostle did not cherish that belief, his language to the Corinthians and Philippians seems scarcely intelligible.
- readily: The latter's position in refusing to divulge the information to the claimant is readily intelligible on its face.
- perfectly: There is no merit in following a poem which is perfectly intelligible.
- barely: I fear my letter will be barely intelligible to you.
- immediately: Tho not immediately intelligible this could be reflect the corner of the original south chancel before its northern counterpart was added.
Used with adjective complement
- render: On what doctrine of man or theory of consciousness can we render intelligible the notion of an afterlife in heaven?
- seem: It made railroad station announcements seem intelligible by comparison!
- become: And the scientific meaning of Death now becomes clearly intelligible.
- make: The object or the material pursued must be made intelligible in the terms of the culture under study.
Preposition: without
- reference: Tables These should be intelligible without reference to the text.
Preposition: in
- term: The object or the material pursued must be made intelligible in the terms of the culture under study.
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