Apprehensible

/ˌæprɪˈhensəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Able to be understood or grasped by the mind; capable of being comprehended.

Etymology

From apprehend + -ible suffix (from Latin -ibilis). The suffix -ible is used in English primarily with Latin-derived verbs. This word emphasizes the mental/cognitive sense of apprehend rather than physical capture.

Kelly Says

Medieval philosophers argued some spiritual truths were 'apprehensible' to faith but not reason—basically that some things can be grasped by belief even if logic can't handle them!

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