adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
US:/ɪnˈtɛləd͡ʒəbəl/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɛlədʒəbəl
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N T EH1 L AH0 JH AH0 B AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Italian and Spanish are partially mutually intelligible languages.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
intelligible pronunciation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unintelligible
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
capable of being apprehended or understood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.