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COMPREHENSIBLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being comprehended or understood
Example:
an idea comprehensible to the average mind
Synonyms:
comprehendible; comprehensible
Classified under:
Similar:
accessible; approachable (capable of being read with comprehension)
apprehensible; graspable; intelligible; perceivable; understandable (capable of being apprehended or understood)
fathomable ((of meaning) capable of being penetrated or comprehended)
Also:
clear (readily apparent to the mind)
explicable (capable of being explicated or accounted for)
intelligible (well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly)
Antonym:
incomprehensible (difficult to understand)
Derivation:
comprehend (get the meaning of something)
comprehensibility (the quality of comprehensible language or thought)
