intelligibility

Pronunciation: [ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi]

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of language that is comprehensible

Etymology

From intelligible + -ity.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
comprehensibility
Narrower (hyponyms)
speech intelligibility, readability
Opposite (antonyms)
unintelligibility

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