1.
[syn: apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable, understandable]
2. well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly;
- Example: "intelligible pronunciation"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Intelligible \In*tel"li*gi*ble\, [L. intellegibilis: cf. F.
intelligible. See Intelligent.]
Capable of being understood or comprehended; as, an
intelligible account or description; intelligible
pronunciation, writing, etc.
[1913 Webster]
The intelligible forms of ancient poets. --Coleridge.
Syn: Comprehensible; perspicuous; plain; clear.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
intelligible
adj 1: capable of being apprehended or understood [syn:
apprehensible, intelligible, graspable,
perceivable, understandable]
2: well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard
distinctly; "intelligible pronunciation" [ant:
unintelligible]