Used in a Sentence

unintelligibility

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for unintelligibility.

Editorial note

There are plenty of cases of one way unintelligibility in ALL parts of the world, in many languages.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(uncountable) The quality or condition of being unintelligible.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of unintelligibility gathered in one view.

noun

(uncountable) The quality or condition of being unintelligible.

noun

(countable) Something that is unintelligible.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for unintelligibility.

Example sentences

1

There are plenty of cases of one way unintelligibility in ALL parts of the world, in many languages.

2

It's overburdened by terminology, an exponential explosion of nested definitions, and abstraction to the point of unintelligibility.

3

Your example is two words which are barely different at all in their pronunciation, certainly not sufficiently to cause unintelligibility (i.e.

4

It's useful to make that distinction simply because there is a degree of unintelligibility.

5

Upvote for content -- but, if I could have simultaneously downvoted for near-unintelligibility of run-on sentece, I would have.

6

It allows you to be really clever, to the point of unintelligibility.

7

I think it's an overstatement to suggest mutual unintelligibility but they can be extremely distinctive though.

8

My understanding is that Nolan chose that unintelligibility for some artistic reason, but as a moviegoer, it just means I miss most of the entire plot of his movies.

9

This story is elliptical to the point of unintelligibility.

10

I suspect that unintelligibility is leading to it being heavily downvoted.

11

As to the post hoc unintelligibility of the soul, however unsatisfying our lack of understanding, we find the question is integral to our nature as we have observed ourselves across all the generations of recorded history.

12

On the other hand, getting analog oscillators to track the volt-per-octave standard accurately enough that these subtle distinctions in pitch don't get lost in unintelligibility is easier said than done.

Quote examples

1

Almost all the difficulty and "unintelligibility" lies in postmodern theory, but not in the art theorists consider postmodern.

2

Also, certain philosophical "schools" seem to be notorious for their unintelligibility (Derrida has this reputation).

3

Even if there was some sort of "certified" journalist, an uncertified editor could easily truncate or otherwise alter an article into unintelligibility.

4

I don't know what a phd in "algebra" means but I don't understand how anyone with a phd in any part of mathematics can find this unintelligibility surprising.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use unintelligibility in a sentence?

There are plenty of cases of one way unintelligibility in ALL parts of the world, in many languages.

What does unintelligibility mean?

(uncountable) The quality or condition of being unintelligible.

What part of speech is unintelligibility?

unintelligibility is commonly used as noun.