Inintelligible (en. Unintelligible)

/in.in.tɛ.li.ʒibl/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Which cannot be understood due to its obscurity or complexity.

This presentation was so technical that it became unintelligible to the audience.

Cette présentation était si technique qu'elle est devenue inintelligible pour le public.

A speech or text that lacks clarity.

The speaker's remarks were unintelligible; no one knew what he was talking about.

Les propos du conférencier étaient inintelligibles, personne ne savait de quoi il parlait.

The quality of what is difficult to understand.

His handwriting was so unintelligible that it took me hours to decipher a sentence.

Son écriture était tellement inintelligible qu'il m'a fallu des heures pour en déchiffrer une phrase.

From the Latin 'intelligibilis', derived from 'intelligere' which means to understand, with the prefix 'in-' meaning not.

to speak in an unintelligible manner

To express oneself in a way that cannot be understood.

parler de manière inintelligible

unintelligible text

A text that cannot be easily understood.

texte inintelligible

unintelligible speech

A speech that lacks clarity and cannot be comprehended.

discours inintelligible

incomprehensible

Which cannot be understood.

incompréhensible

obscure

Which is poorly lit or difficult to understand.

obscur

illegible

Which cannot be read.

illisible

Verbal jumble

His speech was a real verbal jumble, totally unintelligible.

Son discours était un vrai bazar verbal, totalement inintelligible.

Gibberish

He started speaking gibberish; I didn't understand anything.

Il a commencé à parler en charabia, je n'ai rien compris.