📖 Definitions of "Legibility"
noun
- 1
The property of being legible or easily readable.
"The legibility of this text is questionable: half the people asked said it was almost illegible, but the other half said it was easy to read."
🔄 Synonyms of "Legibility"
2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| readabilitynoun | The property of being easy or engaging to read. |
| discernabilitynoun | The state of being discernable. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Legibility"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| illegibilitynoun | The characteristic or quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Legibility"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| readabilitynoun | The property of being easy or engaging to read. |
| discernabilitynoun | The state of being discernable. |
| readable | (of handwriting, print, etc) Legible, possible to read or at least decipher. |
| visibilitynoun | (uncountable) The condition of being visible. |
| readingnoun | The process of interpreting written language. |
| claritynoun | The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity. |
| transparencynoun | (uncountable) Openness; accessibility to scrutiny. |
| readibilitynoun | Misspelling of readability. [The property of being capable of being read; legibility.] |
| illegibilitynoun | The characteristic or quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read. |
| illegiblenessnoun | illegibility |
| decipherabilitynoun | (uncountable) The condition of being decipherable. |
| understandabilitynoun | The property of being understandable. |
| interlegibilitynoun | The quality of being interlegible. |
| unreadabilitynoun | The property of being impossible to read. |
| comprehensibilitynoun | The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity. |
| noticeabilitynoun | The quality of being easy to see or notice. |
| literatenessnoun | The quality of being literate. |
| skimmabilitynoun | The ease with which a particular body of text can be read and understood by the target reader, especially at scanning or skimming speed; readability, especially regarding scanning. |
| comprehensiblenessnoun | The quality of being comprehensible; comprehensibility. |
| nonreadabilitynoun | The quality of not being readable. |
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