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Meaning of comprehensible in English
Pronunciation
/ˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l/
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Qualitative Adjective
comprehensible
Etymology
late 15th century: from French compréhensible or Latin comprehensibilis, from comprehens-‘seized, comprised’, from the verb comprehendere (see comprehend)
Definitions
1.
capable of being comprehended or understood
Examples
« an idea comprehensible to the average mind »
Synonyms
accessible
approachable
apprehensible
intelligible
graspable
perceivable
understandable
fathomable
Antonyms
incomprehensible
uncomprehensible
See also
clear
explicable
intelligible