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    Inintelligibles (en. Unintelligible)

    /inɛ̃.teli.ʒibl/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adjective
    That which is difficult to understand or grasp.
    The speeches of this professor are often unintelligible.
    Les discours de ce professeur sont souvent inintelligibles.
    That which eludes human understanding.
    The instructions were unintelligible to most students.
    Les instructions étaient inintelligibles pour la plupart des élèves.
    Qualifies something that seems illogical or crazy.
    His reasoning became unintelligible after several hours of discussion.
    Son raisonnement est devenu inintelligible après plusieurs heures de discussion.

    Etymology

    Derived from the prefix 'in-' indicating negation and from 'intelligible', originating from the Latin 'intelligibilis'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    unintelligible speech
    A speech or words that are not understandable.
    parole inintelligible
    unintelligible text
    A writing that cannot be understood.
    texte inintelligible
    unintelligible argument
    A reasoning that makes no sense.
    argument inintelligible

    Related Words

    intelligible
    That can be understood.
    intelligible
    incomprehensible
    That cannot be understood.
    incompréhensible
    illegible
    That cannot be read.
    illisible

    Slang Meanings

    Messy
    This plan is so messy that it is unintelligible.
    Ce plan est tellement brouillon que c'est inintelligible.
    Gibberish
    His speech sounded like gibberish, really unintelligible.
    Son discours ressemblait à du charabia, vraiment inintelligible.