intelligibility
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in·tel·li·gi·ble
(ĭn-tĕl′ĭ-jə-bəl)adj.
1. Capable of being understood: an intelligible set of directions.
2. Capable of being apprehended by the intellect alone.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin intellegibilis, intelligibilis, from intellegere, to perceive; see intelligent.]
in·tel′li·gi·bil′i·ty, in·tel′li·gi·ble·ness n.
in·tel′li·gi·bly adv.
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Noun | 1. | intelligibility - the quality of language that is comprehensible comprehensibility, understandability - the quality of comprehensible language or thought readability - the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand speech intelligibility - the intelligibility of speech (usually measured in the presence of noise or distortion) unintelligibility - incomprehensibility as a consequence of being unintelligible |
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intelligibility
noun clarity, precision, simplicity, lucidity, explicitness, plainness, distinctness, clearness, comprehensibility the ready intelligibility of her poems
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Translations
مَفْهوميَّه، وُضوح
srozumitelnost
forståelighed
érthetõség
skiljanleiki
zrozumiteľnosť
anlaşılabilirlik
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intelligibility
n → Verständlichkeit f; (of handwriting) → Leserlichkeit f
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intelligible
(inˈtelidʒəbl) adjective (negative unintelligible) able to be understood. His answer was barely intelligible because he was speaking through a mouthful of food.
inˌtelligiˈbility nouninˈtelligibly adverb
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