Comprehensible
Comprehensible adjective - Capable of being understood.
Usage example: a book that makes the subject of longitude comprehensible to most laymen
Esoteric is an antonym for comprehensible.
Esoteric
Esoteric adjective - Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand.
Usage example: metaphysics is such an esoteric subject that most people are content to leave it to the philosophers
Comprehensible is an antonym for esoteric.
Both words in one sentence
- Word Salad Lyrics/Word Salad Title: Though a lot of their lyrics only look like Word Salad Lyrics due to depending on knowledge of the occult and other esoteric subjects to be comprehensible, some of them are still genuine examples.
Source: Music / maudlin of the Well
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