comprehensibility
/'kɔmpri,hensə'biliti/ Cách viết khác : (comprehensibleness) /,kɔmpri'hensəblnis/
Definition
Noun: - The quality or state of being comprehensible; the characteristic of being understandable or intelligible. It refers to the ease with which language, thought, or information can be grasped and understood by a person.
Usage
The noun "comprehensibility" is used to describe the attribute of something that makes it easy to understand. It is often discussed in contexts like writing, speech, instruction, and design, where clarity for an audience is important. - Subject of a sentence: "The comprehensibility of the manual is crucial for new users." - Object of a preposition: "The professor emphasized the comprehensibility of complex theories."
Examples
- The textbook's comprehensibility makes it popular among students.
- A key goal in technical writing is to maximize comprehensibility.
- The comprehensibility of his argument was weakened by jargon.
- Software designers must prioritize user interface comprehensibility.
Advanced Usage
- "Threshold of comprehensibility": The minimum level of clarity needed for something to be understood.
- The heavy accent pushed his speech to the very threshold of comprehensibility.
- In academic discourse, comprehensibility is often contrasted with "completeness" or "complexity," highlighting a trade-off between being thorough and being clear.
Variants and Related Words
- Comprehensible (adjective): Able to be understood; intelligible.
- The instructions were clear and comprehensible.
- Comprehend (verb): To understand or grasp the meaning of something.
- Comprehension (noun): The action or capability of understanding something.
- The test measures reading comprehension.
Synonyms
- Intelligibility: The quality of being able to be understood.
- Clarity: The quality of being clear and easy to understand.
- Lucidity: Clearness of thought or style.
- Accessibility: (In the context of information) The quality of being easy to understand or appreciate.
Antonyms
- Incomprehensibility: The quality of being impossible or very difficult to understand.
- Obscurity: The state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or difficult to understand.
- Unintelligibility: The quality of being impossible to understand.
Related Phrases and Concepts
- "Ease of comprehension": A phrase similar in meaning to comprehensibility, focusing on the effort required to understand.
- "Readability score": A numerical measure often used to assess the comprehensibility of a written text.
Noun
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the quality of comprehensible language or thought
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