intelligible
capable of being understood; comprehensible; clear: an intelligible response.
Philosophy. apprehensible by the mind only; conceptual.
Origin of intelligible
1Other words for intelligible
Other words from intelligible
- in·tel·li·gi·ble·ness, noun
- in·tel·li·gi·bly, adverb
- half-in·tel·li·gi·ble, adjective
- half-in·tel·li·gi·bly, adverb
- self-in·tel·li·gi·ble, adjective
- sem·i-in·tel·li·gi·ble, adjective
- sem·i-in·tel·li·gi·bly, adverb
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How to use intelligible in a sentence
Where there is a model that is able to coherently combine that information, generate predictions accompanied by pretty accurate depictions of the uncertainty, and say something intelligible and relatively actionable in a fairly tight time line.
Reimagining our pandemic problems with the mindset of an engineer | Siobhan Roberts | October 15, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe subject was a 36-year-old man the researchers refer to as “Bravo-1,” who after a serious stroke has lost his ability to form intelligible words and can only grunt or moan.
Facebook is ditching plans to make an interface that reads the brain | Antonio Regalado | July 14, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewBy relying on arguments and evidence intelligible to nonscientific audiences, these books sold well.
For about a century all Congress had to do was pass a law that gave agencies an “intelligible principle” to use when they filled out the details.
Will a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court roll back regulations on business? Not so fast | matthewheimer | October 27, 2020 | FortuneNotice how converting to micromorts expresses the risk in an emotionally intelligible way.
How to Assess Risks During the Coronavirus Pandemic | Pradeep Mutalik | September 25, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
Maybe this is The Matrix (the first one that was faintly intelligible) after all.
For Newtown Killer, a Dangerous DNA Wild-Goose Chase | Kent Sepkowitz | December 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTKoon: His arms were at his side and the first words that were intelligible that I heard him audible at that time.
L.A. Riots Anniversary: Stacey Koon’s Disturbing Testimony | Christine Pelisek | April 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWith time, the fierceness and the collective sweetness that underscored it grew more intelligible.
The matron expressed her entire concurrence in this intelligible simile, and the beadle went on.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensThese words represent nothing; they describe nothing; but a gesture makes them intelligible.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)A correct appreciation of these various 'movements' of the Complaint makes the poem much more intelligible.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerI wish to present what is ascertained and intelligible rather than what is ingenious and obscure.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordHe remained in this condition for twenty-seven hours, and during that time his speech was indistinct but intelligible.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
British Dictionary definitions for intelligible
/ (ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl) /
able to be understood; comprehensible
philosophy
capable of being apprehended by the mind or intellect alone
(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
Origin of intelligible
1Derived forms of intelligible
- intelligibility or intelligibleness, noun
- intelligibly, adverb
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