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legible
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒəbl/
Rhymes with -ɛdʒəbl
Where it comes from
From Late Latin legibilis (“that can be read”), from Latin legō.
adjective more legible · most legible
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Clear enough to be read; readable, particularly of handwriting.
Despite hardly having any energy to lift a pen, she left a legible note on the paper.
Similar: clean, clear, decipherable, fair, readable · Opposite: illegible, unreadable
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Written or phrased so as to be easy to understand.
You can make this program code more legible by using meaningful variable names.
Similar: clear, decipherable, readable · Opposite: unreadable
Translations
Every language
adj clear enough to be read
| Español | legible, leíble |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 読める yomeru, 読みやすい yomiyasui, 可読 kadoku |
| 中文 | 可讀的 /可读的 |
| Português | legível |
| Français | lisible |
| Deutsch | leserlich |
| Italiano | leggibile |
| Ελληνικά | ευανάγνωστος evanágnostos, αναγνώσιμος anagnósimos |
| Română | lizibil, citeț, delușit, descifrabil |
| Русский | разбо́рчивый razbórčivyj, удобочита́емый udobočitájemyj |
| Tiếng Việt | dễ đọc |
| العربية | مَقْرُوء maqrūʔ |
| עברית | קָרִיא karí |
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@misc{legible_2026,
title = {legible},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/legible},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
