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Recent Examples of legibility
That reversed aesthetic increases legibility, according to the Swiss watchmaker.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
The sculptural sapphire crystal flows over a three-dimensional dial-flange, with enhanced depth and legibility.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
Their power lies not in persuasion, but in legibility.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires sans-serif fonts on physical signage and display screens because of their relative legibility.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Dec. 2025
Mackey does especially skillful work conveying the legibility of Ella’s personal anxiety and political passion.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
That one question helped complicate ideas about institutional visibility and legibility.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
But under certain circumstances—when using some shades of gray as your background or an image that's dark in some areas but light in others—macOS will still draw an extremely subtle drop-shadow underneath the menu bar area to maintain legibility.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Due to the challenges in maintaining legibility and uniformity across these textures, only certain colors are viable.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
The sculptural sapphire crystal flows over a three-dimensional dial-flange, with enhanced depth and legibility.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
Their power lies not in persuasion, but in legibility.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires sans-serif fonts on physical signage and display screens because of their relative legibility.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Dec. 2025
Mackey does especially skillful work conveying the legibility of Ella’s personal anxiety and political passion.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
That one question helped complicate ideas about institutional visibility and legibility.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
But under certain circumstances—when using some shades of gray as your background or an image that's dark in some areas but light in others—macOS will still draw an extremely subtle drop-shadow underneath the menu bar area to maintain legibility.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Due to the challenges in maintaining legibility and uniformity across these textures, only certain colors are viable.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legibility
Noun
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The new research did not account for mechanical stress or corrosion as part of longevity testing, and both are likely to affect the readability of the data over a long time.—
Damien Pine,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2026
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Columns blend creativity and readability with solid, on-topic writing.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Much of it was lost to the audience, since reverberant amplification gave heroic heft to Blanchett’s voice at the cost of intelligibility.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Speaking of clarity, these new headphones have been designed by Sennheiser’s in-house acoustics team and are tuned for vocal intelligibility, while still providing plenty of bass response.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Legibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legibility. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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