different between intelligible vs intelligibly

English

Etymology

From Middle French intelligible, from Old French, from Latin intelligibilis.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?t?l?d??bl?/
• Rhymes: -?l?d??bl?

Adjective

intelligible (comparative more intelligible, superlative most intelligible)

1. Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.

Synonyms

• understandable; See also Thesaurus:comprehensible

Antonyms

• unintelligible; See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• legible

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intelligibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.te.li.?ibl/, /??.t?.li.?ibl/
• Rhymes: -ibl
• Homophone: intelligibles
• Hyphenation: in?tel?li?gible

Adjective

intelligible (plural intelligibles)

1. intelligible

Antonyms

• inintelligible

Related terms

• intelligibilité

Further reading

• “intelligible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intelligibilis.

Adjective

intelligible m or f (plural intelligibles)

1. intelligible

English

Etymology

intelligible +? -ly

Adverb

intelligibly (comparative more intelligibly, superlative most intelligibly)

1. In an intelligible manner.

Antonyms

• unintelligibly

Translations