READABLENESS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

readableness

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Definition of readableness

as in readability

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Noun

Used properly, these tools may help users improve clarity and readability when working with complex subjects.

— Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
The six volumes of the Barchester novels are crowned by The Last Chronicle of Barset, 900 pages of infinite readability.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of readability

Noun

Savio The Brazilian is still finding his feet but already feels like an important player, offering pace, directness and a willingness to take on his man — qualities lacking in many of his team-mates.

— Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Paul, meanwhile, was in a period of uncharacteristic autobiographical directness in his lyric-writing, documenting his grievances with his actor girlfriend Jane Asher while residing in her family’s London home.

— Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of directness

Noun

Abbas signaled openness to political negotiations, saying figures from both sides of Israel's political divide had approached him.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Adjani’s dark hair, the openness of her gaze, feels less like a study in grays and blacks than like a photograph about stillness.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of openness

Noun

Their impressiveness came from their straightforwardness, their precision and generosity of flavor, without needless curlicues or misguided deconstruction.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
What is genuinely remarkable, though, is that this meteoric machine drives with the straightforwardness of a Toyota Camry.

— Sean Evans, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of straightforwardness

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