Word family noun intelligence intelligentsia intelligibility adjective intelligent ≠ unintelligent intelligible ≠ unintelligible adverb intelligently intelligibly
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishintelligiblein‧tel‧li‧gi‧ble /ɪnˈtelədʒəbəl/ adjective UNDERSTANDif speech, writing, or an idea is intelligible, it can be easily understood OPP unintelligible His reply was barely intelligible.intelligible to The report needs to be intelligible to the client. —intelligibly adverb —intelligibility /ɪnˌtelədʒəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
intelligible• Her English was strongly accented but quite intelligible.• It is rare to find a singer who can make every word fully intelligible.• It is sometimes difficult to discuss medical issues in a way that is intelligible to ordinary people.intelligible to• The book makes Eastern culture intelligible to Westerners.Origin intelligible (1300-1400) Latin intelligibilis, from intelligere; → INTELLIGENT 