legible

(lĕj'ə-bəl)
adj.

1. Possible to read or decipher: legible handwriting.
2. Plainly discernible; apparent: legible weaknesses in character and disposition.

[Middle English, from Late Latin legibilis, from Latin legere, to read.]

legibility leg'i·bil'i·ty or leg'i·ble·ness n.
legibly leg'i·bly adv.

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In current use legible means 'clear enough to be decipherable' (as in legible handwriting); readable can also have this sense but more often means 'well written and interesting to read':

She writes unassuming, quietly readable novels—Scotsman, 2006.

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adj

Definition: readable
Antonyms: illegible, unreadable

IN BRIEF: Clear enough to be read easily.

Legible writing is important so that you can read your own notes after class.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - læselig, letlæselig, tydelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
leesbaar

Français (French)
adj. - lisible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - leserlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευανάγνωστος

Italiano (Italian)
leggibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - legível

Русский (Russian)
разборчивый, читаемый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - legible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - läslig, läsbar, tydlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
清晰的, 易读的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 清晰的, 易讀的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 읽기 쉬운 , 훤히 알 수 있는 , 명료한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 読みやすい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) يمكن أن يقرأ, قابل للقراءة خط أو كتابه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קריא, נוח לקריאה‬

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