intelligibility

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the quality or degree of being understandable or capable of rational explanation

   Clear definitions improved the intelligibility of the philosophical argument.

2. 2
   noun

   the degree to which speech can be heard and understood accurately

   Background noise reduced the intelligibility of the recorded interview.

From intelligible + -ity. Intelligible comes from Latin intelligibilis, from intelligere ("to understand, perceive"), built from inter- ("between") + legere ("to gather, choose, read").

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