UNDERSTANDABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does understandable mean? 

• UNDERSTANDABLE (adjective)
  The adjective UNDERSTANDABLE has 1 sense:

1. capable of being apprehended or understood

  Familiarity information: UNDERSTANDABLE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNDERSTANDABLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being apprehended or understood

Synonyms:

apprehensible; graspable; intelligible; perceivable; understandable

Similar:

comprehendible; comprehensible (capable of being comprehended or understood)

Derivation:

understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)

understand (perceive (an idea or situation) mentally)

understand (make sense of a language)

understand (be understanding of)

understandability (the quality of comprehensible language or thought)

 Context examples 

An act to make understandable and free from confusion.

(Clarify, NCI Thesaurus)

You are likely to be unhappy with the resulting check you receive, for considering how hard you have been working, it is understandable if you feel you should be earning more in commission.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Poetry, however, was his solace, and he read much of it, finding his greatest joy in the simpler poets, who were more understandable.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The CIS is the National Cancer Institute's link to the public, interpreting and explaining research findings in a clear and understandable manner, and providing personalized responses to specific questions about cancer.

(CIS, NCI Dictionary)

The Cancer Information Service is the National Cancer Institute's link to the public, interpreting and explaining research findings in a clear and understandable manner, and providing personalized responses to specific questions about cancer.

(Cancer Information Service, NCI Dictionary)

It is not understandable!

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)