comprehensible

Pronunciation: /kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective capable of being comprehended or understood

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin comprehēnsibilis.

In classic literature

Synonyms

comprehendible

Semantic network

Similar
accessible, apprehensible, fathomable
Opposite (antonyms)
incomprehensible

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