readable

adjective

read·​able ˈrē-də-bəl How to pronounce readable (audio)
Synonyms of readablenext
: 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.
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To demonstrate this accuracy, the team even shaped the nanowires into readable letters on the film. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025 Nano Banana Pro was especially proficient at generating images with readable and context-appropriate text in the image, something that previous image generators couldn’t do reliably. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025 Always, understanding comes from pinpointing the relevant factors and forgetting the rest, from compressing nature’s endless intricacies into a human-readable story about the universe. Quanta Magazine, 17 Dec. 2025 Ullrich, a best-selling historian of Germany and biographer of Hitler, offers a readable and reliable account of this period, when politics had become polarized in a time of significant economic stress. Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for readable

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 26 Dec. 2025.

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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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