legible
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adjective \ˈle-jə-bəl\Definition of LEGIBLE
1
: capable of being read or deciphered : plain <legible handwriting>
2
: capable of being discovered or understood
— leg·i·bil·i·ty \ˌle-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— leg·i·bly \ˈle-jə-blē\ adverb
See Examples of LEGIBLE
- The document is not legible.
- <an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face>
Origin of LEGIBLE
Middle English, from Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legere to read
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to LEGIBLE
- Synonyms
- accessible, apprehensible, coherent, comprehendible, comprehensible, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, scrutable, understandable
- Antonyms
- incoherent, incomprehensible, inscrutable, insensible
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