Readability

//ˌɹiːdəˈbɪlɪti// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being capable of being read; legibility. countable, uncountable

    "When done correctly, kerning helps to improve the readability of text by adding or removing space between two letters. Bad kerning, also known as keming, leads to misreadings, and in the worst cases, incredibly bad (but humorous) misunderstandings."

  2. 2
    a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read wordnet
  3. 3
    The property of being easy or engaging to read. countable, uncountable

    "The book had a clever plot, but lacked readability."

  4. 4
    the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
legibilityintelligibilitylegibilitymeaningfulnesspregnancysignificance

Example

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"His code's readability drowned in a riptide of nested parentheses."

Etymology

From readable + -ity or read + -ability.

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