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Illegible vs Intelligible - What's the difference?

illegible | intelligible |

As adjectives the difference between illegible and intelligible

is that illegible is not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable while intelligible is capable of being understood; clear to the mind.

illegible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.

    • Antonyms

    * legible

    Synonyms

    * dirty * foul * indecipherable * marked-up * unclear * undecipherable * unreadable

    See also

    * illegibly

    intelligible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.

    • Antonyms

    * (l)

    See also

    * legible ----