intelligibilities
States of being graspable
Intelligibilities is the plural of intelligibility—the quality of being understandable or comprehensible.
The word appears most often in academic or philosophical contexts, where different types or degrees of clarity are being compared: The intelligibilities of various translations were tested on native speakers.
Something's intelligibility depends on whether its meaning can be grasped by an audience.
Mental understanding of meaning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- graspSeize or understand
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
discernment · interpretation · recognition · cognizance · assimilation · insight · awareness · sensemaking
Clearness of mind
- perspicuityPlainness of expression
- distinctnessQuality of being distinguishable
- transparencyState of being see-through
- explicitnessQuality of being unambiguous
precision · coherence · legibility · readability · articulateness · crispness · sharpness · plainness
Clear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
fluency · speech · utterance · vocalization · phonetics · prosody · intonation · inflection
comprehension
Mental understanding of meaning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- graspSeize or understand
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
perception · discernment · interpretation · recognition · cognizance · assimilation · insight · awareness · sensemaking · decoding
lucidity
Clearness of mind
- perspicuityPlainness of expression
- distinctnessQuality of being distinguishable
- transparencyState of being see-through
explicitness · precision · coherence · legibility · readability · articulateness · crispness · sharpness · plainness · accessibility
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
elocution · fluency · speech · utterance · vocalization · phonetics · prosody · intonation · inflection · accentuation
intelligibilitiesunintelligibilities
States beyond comprehension
incomprehensibilities · obscurities · confusions · ambiguities · murkiness
intelligibilitiesindistinctness
Lack of clarity
unclearness · incoherence · unintelligibilities · mumbling · slurring