legible
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin legibilis (“that can be read”), from Latin legō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
legible (comparative more legible, superlative most legible)
- Clear enough to be read; readable, particularly of handwriting.
- Synonyms: clean, clear, decipherable, fair, readable
- Antonyms: illegible, unreadable
- Despite hardly having any energy to lift a pen, she left a legible note on the paper.
- Written or phrased so as to be easy to understand.
- Synonyms: clear, decipherable, readable
- Antonym: unreadable
- You can make this program code more legible by using meaningful variable names.
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Translations[edit]
clear enough to be read
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin legibilis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
legible m or f (masculine and feminine plural legibles)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “legible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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