LEGIBILITY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

legibility

noun

Definition of legibility

as in readability

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Recent Examples of legibility That’s appreciable, and propelling this Winter’s Tale’s legibility is a cast full of undeniably excellent actors. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 Just below, the most ambiguous passage of the work refuses legibility altogether, blending the whites and grays of the child’s shirt with the tones of her fingers and the blue fabric of the chair behind them. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 The judging criteria balanced overall attractiveness and legibility for law enforcement. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 Grover is candid that Nomono doesn't lead its pitch with the AI-legibility argument. — Damion Taylor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Her fierce intelligence helps paper over some of the screenplay’s rougher transitions, and even lends a measure of legibility to Sylvia’s sudden coldness. — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026 Maps are scaled geographical projections, ensuring legibility and usefulness. — Patty Heyda, The Conversation, 1 June 2026 Just as the latter’s elegant cursive lines eschewed legibility for pure, drunken expression, the former’s Auto-Tuned vocals form only the contours of words. — James Gui, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026 My lack of tact and legibility is divined. — Morgan Parker, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

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One thing that sleek design fell short on was display readability which was challenging in bright situations.

— Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
At Google, code approval was gated on readability, because code is how knowledge moves between engineers.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of readability

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What that translates to for audiences is better intelligibility — words that land rather than wash — and a cleaner overall mix, because the engineer is no longer spending mental and technical energy fighting unwanted signal at the source.

— Dave Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
If wrestling is so watchable thanks to its intelligibility—every appearance, utterance, and movement is so extreme that the point of the story cannot be misinterpreted—then the same can be said of many scenarios in KUWTK.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026

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