readable

adjective

read·​able ˈrē-də-bəl How to pronounce readable (audio)
: able to be read easily: such as
a
b
: interesting to read
a highly readable novel
readability noun
readableness noun
readably adverb

Examples of readable in a Sentence

The travel guide is very readable.
Recent Examples on the Web Wine style Another storage option is to display wine bottles in a place where the labels are easily readable. Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 Compulsively readable, wildly entertaining, and filled with sharp social insight, The List is a piercing and dazzlingly clear-sighted debut about secrets, lies, and the internet. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024 Co-authored with Yusuf Jah, the 225-page paperback is a readable and remorseless advertisement for Davis’ life as a drug dealer. John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024 Until that happens, any messages sent with the old forms of cryptography will be potentially readable with a future quantum computer. Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024 While the eastern engraving on the boulder was very readable, the western one had been badly damaged by erosion. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024 Meltzer’s portrait of the enigmatic Weiss makes the book grippy and readable. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2023 Twitter once pulsed with publicly readable sentiment of its users. Gina Neff, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2024 But the technology, while dazzling for its ability to retrieve information or produce readable prose, has yet to match people’s science fiction fantasies of human-like machines. Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of readable was in the 15th century

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“Readable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readable. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

readable

adjective
read·​able ˈrēd-ə-bəl How to pronounce readable (audio)
: able to be read easily
readability noun
readably adverb
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