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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.
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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
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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.
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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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legible
adjective readable, clear, plain, bold, neat, distinct, easy to read, easily read, decipherable My handwriting isn't very legible.
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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
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legible
(ˈledʒəbl) adjective clear enough to be read. The writing was faded but still legible.
ˈlegibly adverbˌlegiˈbility noun
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legible
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