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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.leesbaarسَهْل القِراءَه ، مَقْروءчетливčitelnýlæseligleserlichευανάγνωστοςlegibleloetavخواناluettavalisibleקָרִיאसुपाठ्यčitljivolvashatójelaslæsilegurleggibile読みやすい읽기 쉬운įskaitomas(par rokrakstu) salasāms; skaidrsmudah dibacaleesbaarleselig, tydeligczytelnylegívelli­zibilразборчивыйčitateľnýčitljivčitljivläslig, läsbarที่อ่านออกได้okunabilir字跡清楚的чіткий, розбірливийقابل مطالعہdễ đọc楚的
adv ˈlegibly
leesbaarبصورةٍ مَقْروءَهчетливоčitelnělæseligtleserlichευανάγνωσταlegiblementeloetavaltخواناluettavastilisiblementבִּכתָב קָרִיאसुपाठ्यता, स्पष्टताčitljivoolvashatóandengan jelaslæsilegaleggibilmente読みやすく읽기 쉽게įskaitomaisalasāmisupaya mudah dibacaleesbaarleselig, tydeligczytelnielegivelmentelizibilразборчивоčitateľnečitljivočitljivoläsligt, läsbartอ่านออกได้okuanaklı bir şekilde易讀的чітко, розбірливоواضح طور پر لکھاdễ đọc
n ˌlegiˈbility
leesbaarheidسُهولَة القِراءَه، مَقْروئِيَّهчетливостčitelnostlæseligheddie Leserlichkeitαναγνωσιμότητα, η ιδιότητα του να είναι κτ. ευανάγνωστοlegibilidadloetavusخواناییluettavuuslisibilitéקְרִיאוּתसुपाठ्यता, स्पष्टताčitljivostolvashatóságkejelasanlæsileikileggibilità読みやすさ읽기 쉬움įskaitomumassalasāmībamudah dibacaleesbaarheidleselighet, tydelighetczytelnośćlegibilidadecaracter lizibil, lizibilitateразборчивостьčitateľnosťčitljivostčitljivostläslighetความอ่านออกได้okunabilirlik字跡清楚чіткість, розбірливістьمطالعہ کی لیاقتtính 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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