understandable

[ uhn-der-stan-duh-buh l ]
/ ˌʌn dərˈstæn də bəl /

adjective

capable of being understood; comprehensible.

Origin of understandable

1350–1400; Middle English: orig., capable of understanding; see understand, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM understandable

un·der·stand·a·bil·i·ty, noun un·der·stand·a·bly, adverb non·un·der·stand·a·ble, adjective un·un·der·stand·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby understandable

undersparred, underspend, underspin, understaffed, understand, understandable, understanding, understate, understated, understatement, understeer

Example sentences from the Web for non-understandable

  • He asked more questions and the answers were as non-understandable.

    Cap'n Dan's Daughter |Joseph C. Lincoln

  • Somewhere, somehow, and by non-understandable methods the verdict is reached.

    The Man in Court |Frederic DeWitt Wells