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readable
- /ˈɹiː.də.bəl/
- [ˈɹiː.də.bl̩]
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English redable. By surface analysis, read + -able.
adjective more readable · readabler · most readable · readablest
- Legible, possible to read or at least decipher. If that sign were still readable we'd know where we are!
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Which can be read—i.e. accessed or played—by a certain technical type of device.
No sale, those aren't readable with my DVD-player!
Similar: legible
- Enjoyable to read, of an acceptable stylistic quality or at least functionally composed. These assembly instructions aren't readable, I still don't have a clue how to start!
Opposite: unreadable, illegible
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: legible, decipherable, clear, legibly, legibility, intelligible, comprehensible, understandable, visibility, visible, viewable, read, accessible, reading, labelled, exploitable
adjective
Opposite: unreadable, illegible
Translations
Every language
adj which can be read by a certain device
| Русский | чита́емый čitájemyj |
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adj enjoyable to read
| Español | ameno |
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| Ελληνικά | ευκολοδιάβαστος efkolodiávastos |
| Русский | чита́емый čitájemyj, чита́бельный čitábelʹnyj, интере́сный interésnyj |
Talk about this word "readable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/readable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. readable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/readable "readable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/readable.Cite this
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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