capable+of+being+understood

  • 41coherent — [kəʊˈhɪərənt] adj clear and sensible, or capable of being understood Ant: incoherent coherently adv …

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  • 42apprehensible — ap•pre•hen•si•ble [[t]ˌæp rɪˈhɛn sə bəl[/t]] adj. capable of being understood • Etymology: 1625–35; < LL ap pre•hen′si•bly, adv …

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  • 43intelligible — in•tel•li•gi•ble [[t]ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) capable of being understood; comprehensible 2) pho Philos. apprehensible by the mind only; conceptual • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L intelligibilis=intellig (see intelligent) + ibilis ible… …

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  • 44understandable — un•der•stand•a•ble [[t]ˌʌn dərˈstæn də bəl[/t]] adj. capable of being understood; comprehensible • Etymology: 1350–1400 un der•stand a•bil′i•ty, n. un der•stand′a•bly, adv …

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  • 45unintelligible — un•in•tel•li•gi•ble [[t]ˌʌn ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl[/t]] adj. not intelligible; not capable of being understood • Etymology: 1610–20 un in•tel li•gi•bil′i•ty, un in•tel′li•gi•ble•ness, n. un in•tel′li•gi•bly, adv …

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  • 46apprehensible — /æprəˈhɛnsəbəl/ (say apruh hensuhbuhl) adjective capable of being understood. –apprehensibility /ˌæprəhɛnsəˈbɪləti/ (say .apruhhensuh biluhtee), noun …

  • 47intelligible — /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəbəl / (say in teluhjuhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of being understood; comprehensible. 2. Philosophy apprehensible by the mind. {Middle English, from Latin intelligibilis, variant of intellegibilis} –intelligibleness, noun –intelligibly …

  • 48unintelligible — /ʌnɪnˈtɛlədʒəbəl/ (say unin teluhjuhbuhl) adjective not intelligible; not capable of being understood. –unintelligibility /ˌʌnɪnˌtɛlədʒəˈbɪləti/ (say .unin.teluhjuh biluhtee), unintelligibleness, noun –unintelligibly, adverb …

  • 49esoteric —   a. capable of being understood only by the initiated; abstruse; confidential.    ♦ esoterica pl. n. esoteric matters or details.    ♦ esotericism,    ♦ esoterism, n …

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  • 50exoteric —   a. popular; capable of being understood by uninitiated; n. uninitiated person.    ♦ exotericism, n …

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