intelligibility
nounUS [ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi] · /ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
Etymology From intelligible + -ity.
1
Usually That which is intelligible; the degree to which something is intelligible.
- Figure 8.1 shows the students' perceptions of the NSE and NNSE varieties in terms of intelligibility. […]2016, Noor Azam Haji-Othman, James McLellan, David Deterding, The Use and Status of Language in Brunei Darussalam: A Kingdom of Unexpected Linguistic Diversity, Springer, →ISBN, page 104:
2
Usually The quality of recorded speech of every word being understandable.
- Synonyms
- clearness, explicitness, lucidity, comprehensibility, perspicuity, legibility, plain speaking
- Derived terms
- unintelligibility