WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•tel•li•gi•ble /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
in•tel•li•gi•bly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- capable of being understood; comprehensible:dialects that are mutually intelligible.
in•tel•li•gi•bly, adv.
in•tel•li•gi•ble
(in tel′i jə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
in•tel′li•gi•ble•ness, n.
in•tel′li•gi•bly, adv.
- capable of being understood;
comprehensible;
clear:an intelligible response. - Philosophyapprehensible by the mind only;
conceptual.
- Latin intelligibilis, equivalent. to intellig- (see intelligent) + -ibilis -ible
- Middle English 1350–1400
in•tel′li•gi•bly, adv.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged distinct, lucid, coherent.
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