intelligibility
nounUK /ɪnˌtelɪdʒəˈbɪləti/
US /ɪnˌtelɪdʒəˈbɪləti/
The quality of being easy to understand.
The teacher spoke slowly to improve the intelligibility of her instructions.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The degree to which speech sounds can be understood by a listener.
The audiologist measured the intelligibility of the patient's speech in a noisy room.
3. The ability of a message or text to be understood by its intended audience.
Editors check the intelligibility of technical writing for general readers.
4. In philosophy, the quality of being understandable by the mind.
Kant explored the intelligibility of the world through human concepts.