Standard Lemma guide

legibility

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /lɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌlɛd͡ʒ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˌlɛd͡ʒ.əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]
  • Colorado Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: L EH2 JH AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The property of being legible or easily readable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The legibility of this text is questionable: half the people asked said it was almost illegible, but the other half said it was easy to read.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: readability

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

distinctness that makes perception easy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: discernability

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: distinctness, sharpness

3

noun

Meaning 3

a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: readability

Antonyms: illegibility

Broader terms: comprehensibility, understandability

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: четливост (četlivost) — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • Catalan: llegibilitat — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • Czech: čitelnost — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • Dutch: leesbaarheid — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • Finnish: luettavuus — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • French: lisibilité — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • German: Lesbarkeit — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • Hungarian: olvashatóság — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • Norwegian Bokmål: leselighet — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • Portuguese: legibilidade — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • Romanian: legibilitate — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • Russian: разборчивость (razborčivostʹ) — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • Spanish: legibilidad — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • Swedish: läsbarhet — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability
  • Turkish: okunaklılık — property of being legible or easily readable — see also readability