The language of Darwin was intelligible to experts and non-experts alike. [+ to]
The woman moaned faintly but made no intelligible response.
Synonyms: understandable, clear, distinct, lucid More Synonyms of intelligible
intelligible in British English
(ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl)
adjective
1.
able to be understood; comprehensible
2. philosophy
a.
capable of being apprehended by the mind or intellect alone
b.
(in metaphysical systems such as those of Plato or Kant) denoting that metaphysical realm which is accessible to the intellect as opposed to the world of mere phenomena accessible to the senses
Derived forms
intelligibility (inˌtelligiˈbility) or intelligibleness (inˈtelligibleness)
noun
intelligibly (inˈtelligibly)
adverb
Word origin
C14: from Latin intellegibilis; see intellect
intelligible in American English
(ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl)
adjective
1.
that can be understood; clear; comprehensible
2.
understandable by the intellect only, not by the senses
Derived forms
intelligibility (inˌtelligiˈbility)
noun
intelligibly (inˈtelligibly)
adverb
Word origin
ME < L intelligibilis < intelligere: see intellect
Examples of 'intelligible' in a sentence
intelligible
The question and the answer are both perfectly intelligible without any reference to evolution.
Dylan Evans PLACEBO: The Belief Effect (2003)
Why is the entire issue of footballers' pay invariably lost in a maelstrom of barely intelligible envy?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He makes silly films intelligible.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Foxtons's fees were deemed unfair because the terms were not written in plain and intelligible language and were not open to negotiation.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The hurricane of 1938 followed a path that is perfectly intelligible, in retrospect.
Levenson, Thomas Ice Time: Climate, Science, and Life on Earth (1990)
Prayer, therefore, is not bound by intelligible human language.
Christianity Today (2000)
In other languages
intelligible
British English: intelligible ADJECTIVE
Something that is intelligible can be understood.
The language of Darwin was intelligible to experts and non-experts alike.
American English: intelligible
Brazilian Portuguese: inteligível
Chinese: 容易理解的
European Spanish: inteligible
French: compréhensible
German: verständlich
Italian: intelligibile
Japanese: 理解できる
Korean: 이해할 수 있는
European Portuguese: inteligível
Latin American Spanish: inteligible
(adjective)
Definition
able to be understood
She moaned faintly but made no intelligible response.
Synonyms
understandable
He writes in a simple and understandable way.
clear
The book is clear, readable and amply illustrated.
distinct
There was a distinct change in her attitude.
lucid
His prose is always lucid and compelling.
comprehensible
He spoke abruptly, in barely comprehensible Arabic.
Opposites
unclear
,
incomprehensible
,
unintelligible
,
garbled
,
confused
,
puzzling
Additional synonyms
in the sense of clear
Definition
perceptive; alert
The book is clear, readable and amply illustrated.
Synonyms
comprehensible,
explicit,
articulate,
understandable,
coherent,
lucid,
user-friendly,
intelligible
in the sense of comprehensible
He spoke abruptly, in barely comprehensible Arabic.