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LEGIBILITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Distinctness that makes perception easy
Synonyms:
discernability; legibility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("legibility" is a kind of...):
distinctness; sharpness (the quality of being sharp and clear)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read
Synonyms:
legibility; readability
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("legibility" is a kind of...):
comprehensibility; understandability (the quality of comprehensible language or thought)
Domain category:
handwriting (the activity of writing by hand)
Antonym:
illegibility (the quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered)
Derivation:
legible ((of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered)