comprehensibleness
Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of being understandable: "comprehensibleness" refers to the state or property of being able to be grasped mentally, understood, or comprehended. It emphasizes clarity and accessibility of meaning.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The comprehensibleness of the textbook made it ideal for beginners. (The quality of being easy to understand.)
- His speech lacked comprehensibleness due to the technical jargon. (The lack of clarity or understandability.)
Advanced Usage
- "with comprehensibleness": in a way that is clear and understandable.
- The instructions were written with great comprehensibleness. (The instructions were very clear.)
Variants and Related Words
- Comprehensible (adj): able to be understood.
- The explanation was comprehensible to all students. (It was easy to understand.)
- Comprehensibility (n): a more common synonym for "comprehensibleness," meaning the same quality.
- The comprehensibility of the lecture was praised. (The clarity of the lecture.)
- Incomprehensible (adj): not able to be understood.
- His accent was incomprehensible to me. (I could not understand his accent.)
Synonyms
- Clarity: the quality of being clear and easy to understand.
- Intelligibility: the quality of being able to be understood, especially in speech or writing.
Related Idioms
- Clear as day: extremely easy to understand.
- The diagram made the process clear as day. (The diagram made it very comprehensible.)
- Plain English: language that is simple and easy to understand.
- Please explain this in plain English. (Use comprehensible language.)