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Legibility

The property of being legible or easily readable.

📖 Definitions of "Legibility"

noun
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    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"

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readabilitynounThe property of being easy or engaging to read.
discernabilitynounThe state of being discernable.

↔️ Antonyms of "Legibility"

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illegibilitynounThe characteristic or quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read.

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readabilitynounThe property of being easy or engaging to read.
discernabilitynounThe state of being discernable.
readable(of handwriting, print, etc) Legible, possible to read or at least decipher.
visibilitynoun(uncountable) The condition of being visible.
readingnounThe process of interpreting written language.
claritynounThe state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.
transparencynoun(uncountable) Openness; accessibility to scrutiny.
readibilitynounMisspelling of readability. [The property of being capable of being read; legibility.]
illegibilitynounThe characteristic or quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read.
illegiblenessnounillegibility
decipherabilitynoun(uncountable) The condition of being decipherable.
understandabilitynounThe property of being understandable.
interlegibilitynounThe quality of being interlegible.
unreadabilitynounThe property of being impossible to read.
comprehensibilitynounThe characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
noticeabilitynounThe quality of being easy to see or notice.
literatenessnounThe quality of being literate.
skimmabilitynounThe 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.
comprehensiblenessnounThe quality of being comprehensible; comprehensibility.
nonreadabilitynounThe quality of not being readable.

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