Readable
//ˈɹiː.də.bəl// adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Legible, possible to read or at least decipher.
"If that sign were still readable we'd know where we are!"
- 2 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!"
- 3 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!"
Adjective
- 1 easily deciphered wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Markdown is a markup language, but a very readable one."
Etymology
From read + -able.
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