visibility

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

visibility

  • /ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ UK, US
  • /ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ UK, US
  • /ˌvɪz.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ UK, US

Where it comes from

From Middle French visibilité, from Late Latin visibilitas; equivalent to visible + -ity.

noun visibilities

  1. uncountable The condition of being visible.
  2. countable The degree to which things may be seen. The visibility from that angle was good.
  3. countable, uncountable The scope within which a variable, function, etc. is able to be accessed directly.
  4. countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable Something worthy of being seen; a sight. ‘Sir, I have seen all the visibilities of Paris, and around it; but to have formed an acquaintance with the people there, would have required more time than I could stay.’

Similar: apparency, seeability, seeableness, visibleness

Talk about this word