noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The characteristic or quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read. countable, uncountable

   "The illegibility of his handwriting made it unclear which answer he wrote."

2. 2
   the quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered wordnet

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scrawlscribbleunreadabilityunreadabilityunreadablenessunreadableness

Antonyms

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legibility

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"The illegibility of his handwriting made it unclear which answer he wrote."

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