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LEGIBILITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Distinctness that makes perception easy

Synonyms:

discernability; legibility

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("legibility" is a kind of...):

distinctness; sharpness (the quality of being sharp and clear)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read

Synonyms:

legibility; readability

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("legibility" is a kind of...):

comprehensibility; understandability (the quality of comprehensible language or thought)

Domain category:

handwriting (the activity of writing by hand)

Antonym:

illegibility (the quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered)

Derivation:

legible ((of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered)

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