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intelligible

/ɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl/adjective

उच्चारण इन्टेलिजबल

बोधगम्य, समझ में आने योग्य, स्पष्ट

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    ~ (to sb)

    (of speech or writing) that can be understood

    बोधगम्य, समझ में आने योग्य, स्पष्ट

    • The announcement was barely intelligible over the noise.
    • Write in simple English so that it is intelligible to everyone.
    • The teacher's explanation was clear and intelligible.
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    • Her speech was barely intelligible through the crackling microphone.
    • The notice must be intelligible to people who do not read English well.
    • His whispered reply was hardly intelligible.

    Synonyms understandable comprehensible clear

    Opposite unintelligible incomprehensible obscure

◇Word family
intelligibly adv.intelligibility noununintelligible adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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in·tel·li·gi·ble

Double l and -ible (not -able).

दो l और अंत में -ible (-able नहीं)।

?Which word?

intelligible or intelligent?

Intelligible describes speech or writing that can be understood. Intelligent describes a person who is clever. 'An intelligent student writes intelligible answers.'

Intelligible उस बोली या लेखन के लिए है जो समझ में आए। Intelligent उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो बुद्धिमान हो। 'An intelligent student writes intelligible answers.'

The intelligible/intelligent pair is a regular sentence-improvement item.

Sentence improvement में intelligible और intelligent का अंतर अक्सर पूछा जाता है।