intelligible

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adjective

Capable of being readily understood: comprehensible, fathomable, knowable, understandable. See knowledge/ignorance.

adj

Definition: understandable
Antonyms: ambiguous, confusing, equivocal, obscure, perplexing, unintelligible

IN BRIEF: Can be understood; clear.

Eloquence is the power to translate a truth into language perfectly intelligible to the person to whom you speak. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American transcendentalist philosopher, essayist & lecturer.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forståelig, forklarlig, tydelig, klar

Nederlands (Dutch)
begrijpelijk, te verstaan, alleen verstandelijk te begrijpen

Français (French)
adj. - intelligible, compréhensible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verständlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (κατα)νοητός, καταληπτός, χαρακτηριζόμενος από λογικό ειρμό

Italiano (Italian)
intelligibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inteligível

Русский (Russian)
понятный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inteligible, comprensible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förståelig, tydlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可理解的, 明了的, 易理解的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可理解的, 明瞭的, 易理解的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 이해할 수 있는, 알기 쉬운, 지성만으로 알 수 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 理解できる, わかりやすい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مفهوم, واضح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מובן, שקל להבינו, ניתן להבנה באמצעות השכל בלבד, ללא החושים (פילוסופיה)‬

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