intelligibility

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Recent Examples of intelligibility Everyone seems to symbolize something…but the oceanic flood of writing itself is always carrying them away, just beyond intelligibility. Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • Their power lies not in persuasion, but in legibility.
    Debbie Millman, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Numerals and markers filled with Super-LumiNova ensure a high legibility akin to the instruments of an aircraft cockpit (or Defender dash even).
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Black inks for the same printers tend to have less obvious smearing than the color ink, and many smear just enough to see a smudge, without harming readability.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The stuff underneath is still visible, but readability is prioritized above translucency.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Intelligibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligibility. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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