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leg·i·ble
(lĕj′ə-bəl)adj.
1. Possible to read or decipher: legible handwriting.
2. Plainly discernible; apparent: a legible weakness in disposition.
[Middle English, from Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legere, to read; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
leg′i·bil′i·ty, leg′i·ble·ness n.
leg′i·bly adv.
legible
(ˈlɛdʒəbəl)adj
1. (of handwriting, print, etc) able to be read or deciphered
2. able to be discovered; discernible
[C14: from Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legere to read]
ˌlegiˈbility, ˈlegibleness n
ˈlegibly adv
leg•i•ble
(ˈlɛdʒ ə bəl)adj.
1. capable of being read or deciphered, esp. with ease, as writing or printing.
2. capable of being discerned or distinguished: Anger was legible in his behavior.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin legibilis <legere to read]
leg`i•bil′i•ty, n.
leg′i•bly, adv.
readable
– legible1. 'readable'
If you say that a book or article is readable, you mean that it is interesting and not boring or difficult to understand.
He has written a most readable and entertaining autobiography.
2. 'legible'
If you can recognize the letters and words that a piece of writing consists of, you do not say that the writing is 'readable'. You say that it is legible.
The inscription is still perfectly legible.
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| Adj. | 1. | legible - (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered; "legible handwriting" illegible - (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; "illegible handwriting" |
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Translations
سَهْل القِراءَه ، مَقْروءمَقْرُوءٌ
čitelný
læselig
luettavalukukelpoinen
čitljiv
olvasható
læsilegur
読みやすい
읽기 쉬운
įskaitomaiįskaitomasįskaitomumas
salasāmsskaidrs
čitljiv
läslig
อ่านออกได้
okunabilirokunaklı
dễ đọc
legible
(ˈledʒəbl) adjective clear enough to be read. The writing was faded but still legible.
ˈlegibly adverbˌlegiˈbility noun