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legible

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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.

legible
Adjective
(of handwriting) able to be read [Latin legere to read]
legibility n
legibly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.legible - (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered; "legible handwriting"
illegible - (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; "illegible handwriting"

legible
adjective readable, clear, plain, bold, neat, distinct, easy to read, easily read, decipherable
Translations
legible [ˈlɛdʒəbl] adjlegible

legible [ˈlɛdʒəbl] adjlisible

legible [ˈlɛdʒəbl] adjleserlich

legible [ˈlɛdʒəbl] adjleggibile

legible
adj legible [ˈledʒəbl]
clear enough to be read The writing was faded but still legible. leesbaar سَهْل القِراءَه ، مَقْروء четлив čitelný læselig leserlich ευανάγνωστος legible loetav خوانا luettava lisible קָרִיא सुपाठ्य čitljiv olvasható jelas læsilegur leggibile 読みやすい 읽기 쉬운 įskaitomas (par rokrakstu) salasāms; skaidrs mudah dibaca leesbaar leselig, tydelig czytelny legível li­zibil разборчивый čitateľný čitljiv čitljiv läslig, läsbar ที่อ่านออกได้ okunabilir 字跡清楚的 чіткий, розбірливий قابل مطالعہ dễ đọc 楚的
adv legibly
leesbaar بصورةٍ مَقْروءَه четливо čitelně læseligt leserlich ευανάγνωστα legiblemente loetavalt خوانا luettavasti lisiblement בִּכתָב קָרִיא सुपाठ्यता, स्पष्टता čitljivo olvashatóan dengan jelas læsilega leggibilmente 読みやすく 읽기 쉽게 įskaitomai salasāmi supaya mudah dibaca leesbaar leselig, tydelig czytelnie legivelmente lizibil разборчиво čitateľne čitljivo čitljivo läsligt, läsbart อ่านออกได้ okuanaklı bir şekilde 易讀的 чітко, розбірливо واضح طور پر لکھا dễ đọc
n legiˈbility
leesbaarheid سُهولَة القِراءَه، مَقْروئِيَّه четливост čitelnost læselighed die Leserlichkeit αναγνωσιμότητα, η ιδιότητα του να είναι κτ. ευανάγνωστο legibilidad loetavus خوانایی luettavuus lisibilité קְרִיאוּת सुपाठ्यता, स्पष्टता čitljivost olvashatóság kejelasan læsileiki leggibilità 読みやすさ 읽기 쉬움 įskaitomumas salasāmība mudah dibaca leesbaarheid leselighet, tydelighet czytelność legibilidade caracter lizibil, lizibilitate разборчивость čitateľnosť čitljivost čitljivost läslighet ความอ่านออกได้ okunabilirlik 字跡清楚 чіткість, розбірливість مطالعہ کی لیاقت tính dễ đọc


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(with nothing legible but the two words "Bond Street"), and there was an end of Sir Jervis's proposal.
[At this place the entry in the Diary ceases to be legible.
My writing is at least legible, neat, and pleasant to look upon--and his Excellency is satisfied with it.
 
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