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legibility

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leg·i·ble  (lj-bl)
adj.
1. Possible to read or decipher: legible handwriting.
2. Plainly discernible; apparent: legible weaknesses in character and disposition.

[Middle English, from Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legere, to read; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

legi·bili·ty, legi·ble·ness n.
legi·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.legibility - distinctness that makes perception easy
distinctness, sharpness - the quality of being sharp and clear
2.legibility - a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read
handwriting - the activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis"
comprehensibility, understandability - the quality of comprehensible language or thought
illegibility - the quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered

legibility
noun readability, clarity, neatness, plainness, ease of reading, decipherability, legibleness, readableness He checked his notes for spelling and legibility.
Translations
legibility [ˌledʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] Nlegibilidad f
legibility [ˌledʒɪˈbɪlɪti] nlisibilité f
legibility
nLesbarkeit f, → Leserlichkeit f
legibility [ˌlɛdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] nleggibilità


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This does not tend to the greater legibility of his notes.
It was a difficult task, for he held the pencil as one would grasp the hilt of a dagger, which does not add greatly to ease in writing or to the legibility of the results.
What kind of place can the quiet townspeople who see the words emblazoned, in all the legibility of gilt letters and dark shading, on the north-country coaches, take Snow Hill to be?
 
 
 
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