Readable

//ˈɹiː.də.bəl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Legible, possible to read or at least decipher.

    "If that sign were still readable we'd know where we are!"

  2. 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. 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. 1
    easily deciphered wordnet

Example

More examples

"Markdown is a markup language, but a very readable one."

Etymology

From read + -able.

Related phrases

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