Standard Lemma guide

illegibility

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The characteristic or quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The illegibility of his handwriting made it unclear which answer he wrote.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: legibility

Broader terms: incomprehensibility

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нечетливост (nečetlivost) — the quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read
  • Catalan: illegibilitat — the quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read
  • French: illisibilité — the quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read
  • German: Unlesbarkeit — the quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read
  • Hungarian: olvashatatlanság — the quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read
  • Italian: illeggibilità — the quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read
  • Macedonian: нечитливост (nečitlivost) — the quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read
  • Portuguese: ilegibilidade — the quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read
  • Russian: нечита́емость (nečitájemostʹ) — the quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read
  • Spanish: ilegibilidad — the quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read
  • Turkish: okunaksızlık — the quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read