Definition of comprehensible in English:

comprehensible

adjective kɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)lˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l

Able to be understood; intelligible.
clear and comprehensible English
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately, I think this is used as an excuse to reject the need for a comprehensible plot or characterisation.
- This is partly because unit trusts are seen as more accessible and more comprehensible by lay investors.
- You still won't be interesting, but you may be comprehensible.
- Sihad had to calm down before he was able to say anything comprehensible.
- His journalistic skill is evident through his clear prose and comprehensible style.
- He makes the force of the scientific evidence transparently clear and comprehensible to all readers.
- Whatever might be said against the classic interpretation, it was at least coherent and comprehensible.
- Do you see a way of keeping it technical but less obtuse and more transparent, more comprehensible?
- So they rush off in search of more comprehensible things to hate.
- Most of it should be pretty comprehensible to non-specialist readers.
- The epistemological project feels like the pursuit of a perfectly comprehensible intellectual goal.
- The dialogue is crisp and clear, easily comprehensible and audible at all times.
- The explanation of the science at work was clear, concise and comprehensible.
- It is all designed to be comprehensible, even if you do not understand IT jargon or technology.
- The subtitles are clear, comprehensible and easy to follow.
- One knows that a science is mature when it is no longer comprehensible to the general, intelligent public.
- The writing must be comprehensible by a moderately intelligent human being.
- Even topics of a serious nature are covered in a simple, lucid manner so as to make them comprehensible to the common man.
- These kids just can't express themselves in anything like a comprehensible way.
- This forced the judge to intervene and rephrase the question in plain comprehensible English.
Synonyms
intelligible, understandable, easy to understand, digestible, user-friendly, accessible
lucid, coherent, clear, crystal clear, transparent, plain, perspicuous, explicit, unambiguous, straightforward, self-explanatory, penetrable, fathomable, graspable

Derivatives

comprehensibility

noun kɒmprɪhɛnsəˈbɪlətiˌkɑmprəˌhɛnsəˈbɪlədi

There's no reason you should be able to understand what these academics are saying because, for several generations, comprehensibility to outsiders has not been one of the selective criteria to which they've been subjected.
Example sentencesExamples
- Its students are both native and non-native speakers of English, and its concerns are intelligibility, comprehensibility, and interpretability.
- But the arguments which these two men have put together have the power of simplicity, comprehensibility, and the weight of reasonableness.
- But the comprehensibility, and even the internal consistency, of this moral position shouldn't affect the actions of those of us who do not share the moral premises on which these people act.
- And they have the responsibility of translating an arcane vocabulary into a comprehensibility that reaches us.

comprehensibly

adverb kɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪbliˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsəbli

It's like living in a country whose language you only half understand, when you know that what is being thought does not ever quite translate comprehensibly into what is being said.
Example sentencesExamples
- The whole thing about this song is how much mystery there is to it, how they're singing loudly and joyfully about something so personal they can't even explain it comprehensibly.
- He had no patience for detail, or any illusions about his ability to explain details comprehensibly.
- But they also tend to be the places where we most comprehensibly meet ourselves, where we become aware of our hang-ups, our fears, our desires, our pain.
- If that doesn't work for you that's fine, I just want to know if I'm expressing myself at all comprehensibly.

Origin

Late 15th century: from French compréhensible or Latin comprehensibilis, from comprehens- 'seized, comprised', from the verb comprehendere (see comprehend).

Rhymes

apprehensible, defensible, distensible, extensible, ostensible, reprehensible, sensible

Definition of comprehensible in US English:

comprehensible

adjectiveˌkämprəˈhensəb(ə)lˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l

Able to be understood; intelligible.
clear and comprehensible English
Example sentencesExamples
- He makes the force of the scientific evidence transparently clear and comprehensible to all readers.
- Unfortunately, I think this is used as an excuse to reject the need for a comprehensible plot or characterisation.
- It is all designed to be comprehensible, even if you do not understand IT jargon or technology.
- You still won't be interesting, but you may be comprehensible.
- This is partly because unit trusts are seen as more accessible and more comprehensible by lay investors.
- Even topics of a serious nature are covered in a simple, lucid manner so as to make them comprehensible to the common man.
- Most of it should be pretty comprehensible to non-specialist readers.
- Sihad had to calm down before he was able to say anything comprehensible.
- His journalistic skill is evident through his clear prose and comprehensible style.
- The explanation of the science at work was clear, concise and comprehensible.
- This forced the judge to intervene and rephrase the question in plain comprehensible English.
- The dialogue is crisp and clear, easily comprehensible and audible at all times.
- The subtitles are clear, comprehensible and easy to follow.
- So they rush off in search of more comprehensible things to hate.
- One knows that a science is mature when it is no longer comprehensible to the general, intelligent public.
- These kids just can't express themselves in anything like a comprehensible way.
- Do you see a way of keeping it technical but less obtuse and more transparent, more comprehensible?
- The writing must be comprehensible by a moderately intelligent human being.
- The epistemological project feels like the pursuit of a perfectly comprehensible intellectual goal.
- Whatever might be said against the classic interpretation, it was at least coherent and comprehensible.
Synonyms
intelligible, understandable, easy to understand, digestible, user-friendly, accessible

Origin

Late 15th century: from French compréhensible or Latin comprehensibilis, from comprehens- ‘seized, comprised’, from the verb comprehendere (see comprehend).

单词	comprehensible
释义	Definition of comprehensible in English: comprehensible adjective kɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)lˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l Able to be understood; intelligible. clear and comprehensible English Example sentencesExamples Unfortunately, I think this is used as an excuse to reject the need for a comprehensible plot or characterisation. This is partly because unit trusts are seen as more accessible and more comprehensible by lay investors. You still won't be interesting, but you may be comprehensible. Sihad had to calm down before he was able to say anything comprehensible. His journalistic skill is evident through his clear prose and comprehensible style. He makes the force of the scientific evidence transparently clear and comprehensible to all readers. Whatever might be said against the classic interpretation, it was at least coherent and comprehensible. Do you see a way of keeping it technical but less obtuse and more transparent, more comprehensible? So they rush off in search of more comprehensible things to hate. Most of it should be pretty comprehensible to non-specialist readers. The epistemological project feels like the pursuit of a perfectly comprehensible intellectual goal. The dialogue is crisp and clear, easily comprehensible and audible at all times. The explanation of the science at work was clear, concise and comprehensible. It is all designed to be comprehensible, even if you do not understand IT jargon or technology. The subtitles are clear, comprehensible and easy to follow. One knows that a science is mature when it is no longer comprehensible to the general, intelligent public. The writing must be comprehensible by a moderately intelligent human being. Even topics of a serious nature are covered in a simple, lucid manner so as to make them comprehensible to the common man. These kids just can't express themselves in anything like a comprehensible way. This forced the judge to intervene and rephrase the question in plain comprehensible English. Synonyms intelligible, understandable, easy to understand, digestible, user-friendly, accessible lucid, coherent, clear, crystal clear, transparent, plain, perspicuous, explicit, unambiguous, straightforward, self-explanatory, penetrable, fathomable, graspable Derivatives comprehensibility noun kɒmprɪhɛnsəˈbɪlətiˌkɑmprəˌhɛnsəˈbɪlədi There's no reason you should be able to understand what these academics are saying because, for several generations, comprehensibility to outsiders has not been one of the selective criteria to which they've been subjected. Example sentencesExamples Its students are both native and non-native speakers of English, and its concerns are intelligibility, comprehensibility, and interpretability. But the arguments which these two men have put together have the power of simplicity, comprehensibility, and the weight of reasonableness. But the comprehensibility, and even the internal consistency, of this moral position shouldn't affect the actions of those of us who do not share the moral premises on which these people act. And they have the responsibility of translating an arcane vocabulary into a comprehensibility that reaches us. comprehensibly adverb kɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪbliˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsəbli It's like living in a country whose language you only half understand, when you know that what is being thought does not ever quite translate comprehensibly into what is being said. Example sentencesExamples The whole thing about this song is how much mystery there is to it, how they're singing loudly and joyfully about something so personal they can't even explain it comprehensibly. He had no patience for detail, or any illusions about his ability to explain details comprehensibly. But they also tend to be the places where we most comprehensibly meet ourselves, where we become aware of our hang-ups, our fears, our desires, our pain. If that doesn't work for you that's fine, I just want to know if I'm expressing myself at all comprehensibly. Origin Late 15th century: from French compréhensible or Latin comprehensibilis, from comprehens- 'seized, comprised', from the verb comprehendere (see comprehend). Rhymes apprehensible, defensible, distensible, extensible, ostensible, reprehensible, sensible Definition of comprehensible in US English: comprehensible adjectiveˌkämprəˈhensəb(ə)lˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l Able to be understood; intelligible. clear and comprehensible English Example sentencesExamples He makes the force of the scientific evidence transparently clear and comprehensible to all readers. Unfortunately, I think this is used as an excuse to reject the need for a comprehensible plot or characterisation. It is all designed to be comprehensible, even if you do not understand IT jargon or technology. You still won't be interesting, but you may be comprehensible. This is partly because unit trusts are seen as more accessible and more comprehensible by lay investors. Even topics of a serious nature are covered in a simple, lucid manner so as to make them comprehensible to the common man. Most of it should be pretty comprehensible to non-specialist readers. Sihad had to calm down before he was able to say anything comprehensible. His journalistic skill is evident through his clear prose and comprehensible style. The explanation of the science at work was clear, concise and comprehensible. This forced the judge to intervene and rephrase the question in plain comprehensible English. The dialogue is crisp and clear, easily comprehensible and audible at all times. The subtitles are clear, comprehensible and easy to follow. So they rush off in search of more comprehensible things to hate. One knows that a science is mature when it is no longer comprehensible to the general, intelligent public. These kids just can't express themselves in anything like a comprehensible way. Do you see a way of keeping it technical but less obtuse and more transparent, more comprehensible? The writing must be comprehensible by a moderately intelligent human being. The epistemological project feels like the pursuit of a perfectly comprehensible intellectual goal. Whatever might be said against the classic interpretation, it was at least coherent and comprehensible. Synonyms intelligible, understandable, easy to understand, digestible, user-friendly, accessible Origin Late 15th century: from French compréhensible or Latin comprehensibilis, from comprehens- ‘seized, comprised’, from the verb comprehendere (see comprehend).
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