intelligibility en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ti/
- [ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi] (US)
- [ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] (US)
- /ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English intelligible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English intelligibility From intelligible + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) That which is intelligible; the degree to which something is intelligible.
Figure 8.1 shows the students' perceptions of the NSE and NNSE varieties in terms of intelligibility. […]
2016, Noor Azam Haji-Othman, James McLellan, David Deterding, The Use and Status of Language in Brunei Darussalam: A Kingdom of Unexpected Linguistic Diversity, Springer, →ISBN, page 104:
- (uncountable, usually) The quality of recorded speech of every word being understandable.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| intelligibilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
lucidity (degree of being intelligible) · legibility (degree of being intelligible) · clearness (degree of being intelligible) · comprehensibility (degree of being intelligible) · explicitness (degree of being intelligible) · plain speaking (degree of being intelligible) · perspicuity (degree of being intelligible)
Translations (27)
uk зрозумі́лість (intelligible) · tr anlaşılabilirlik (understandability of speech) · ru чёткость (understandability of speech) · ru досту́пность (intelligible) · tr anlaşılırlık (intelligible) · tr anlaşılabilirlik (intelligible) · ru вразумительность (intelligible) · ca intel·ligibilitat (intelligible) · fi ymmärrettävyys (understandability of speech) · de Verständlichkeit (intelligible) · tr anlaşılırlık (understandability of speech) · hu érthetőség (intelligible) · fi ymmärrettävyys (intelligible) · it intelligibilità (intelligible) · la intellegibilitas (understandability of speech) · ru отчётливость (understandability of speech) · de Verständlichkeit (understandability of speech) · ru понятность (intelligible) · cs srozumitelnost (intelligible) · it intelligibilità (understandability of speech) · kk түсініктілік (intelligible) · es inteligibilidad (intelligible) · ru внятность (understandability of speech) · fr intelligibilité (understandability of speech) · pl zrozumiałość (intelligible) · gv so-hoiggalys (intelligible) · es inteligibilidad (understandability of speech)