readability

noun

Definition of readabilitynext
as in legibility

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Recent Examples of readability At Google, code approval was gated on readability, because code is how knowledge moves between engineers. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 It is also designed to improve readability. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026 Crafting an effective job listing requires preparation, specificity and readability. — Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026 This story has been lightly edited and condensed for readability. — Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026 This phone conversation was edited for length, clarity and readability. — Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026 Human English contains persistent, if subtle, linguistic patterns of variation and readability. — Laura Aull, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026 The Six-inch diameter elevated platform can hold a mixing bowl or container while still allowing for readability of the display. — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026 This technique lets groups look at moving patterns, customer alerts and aggressive actions with advanced readability and consistency. — Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for readability
  1. legibility
  2. directness
  3. straightforwardness
  4. forthrightness
  5. intelligibility
  6. openness
Noun
  • 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
Definition of legibility
Noun
  • While Arsenal’s directness from last summer’s friendlies did not stick, the Rice-Zubimendi partnership did, showing how important these warm-up matches can be.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Advertisement In recent years, Warwick has also become beloved by younger generations for the directness that has defined her public persona.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 25 July 2026
Definition of directness
Noun
  • But the Windows handheld software experience on the Claw is just awful compared to the straightforwardness of SteamOS on the Steam Deck.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 23 June 2026
  • On Monday morning, Starmer, whose resignation has appeared inevitable for some time, delivered the news with his customary straightforwardness.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of straightforwardness
Noun
  • Alvarado has had to address that in the wake of the film’s release, and perhaps that forthrightness has aided the box office.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • Your forthrightness will set the tone for future dates.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Definition of forthrightness
Noun
  • 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
Definition of intelligibility
Noun
  • This openness brought him his second major award, the Nicholas Rescher Prize for Systematic Philosophy, a prize created to counter the tendencies of philosophers to narrow their specialization.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Wilson has signaled an openness to pulling back some harm-reduction policies.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of openness

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