speech intelligibility
noun
Simple meaning
The intelligibility of speech.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
speechihntuhluhjuhbihluhteeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈspitʃɪntɛlədʒəbɪləti
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The intelligibility of speech (usually measured in the presence of noise or distortion)
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The intelligibility of speech (usually measured in the presence of noise or distortion)
Used this way, speech intelligibility is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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