Antonyms for intelligible
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-tel-i-juh-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl |
Definition of intelligible
Origin :- late 14c., "able to understand," from Latin intelligibilis, intellegibilis "that can understand, that can be understood," from intellegere "to understand" (see intelligence). In English, sense of "capable of being understood" first recorded c.1600. Related: Intelligibly.
- adj understandable
- The generous "twinge of pain," to which she confesses, was intelligible.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- To make this intelligible to the English, some comments are necessary.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- It further happened that Mrs Plornish, not being philosophical, was intelligible.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- He would find it noisy and tedious, even if it were intelligible.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 13, June 25, 1870 » by Various
- You will therefore find it intelligible that reasonable men cannot break our laws.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- He moved to substitute the simple and intelligible expression, "Hebedam."
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 » by Various
- Nevertheless, she refuses to marry me, and will give no intelligible reason.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- "The coordinates would not be intelligible to you," he said.
- Extract from : « Old Rambling House » by Frank Patrick Herbert
- May I suppose that you have this distinction of the visible and intelligible fixed in your mind?
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- And thus arose the distinction of the visible and the intelligible.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
Synonyms for intelligible
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