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Readability

Readˊa-bil′i-ty

(rēdˊȧ-bĭl′ĭ-ty̆)

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Noun.

The state of being readable; readableness.

Definition 2025

readability

readability

English

Noun

readability ‎(countable and uncountable, plural readabilities)

The property of being capable of being read; legibility.
The property of being easy or engaging to read.
The book had a clever plot, but lacked readability.

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Translations

property of being capable of being read; legibility

Chinese:
Mandarin: 易讀 (zh), 易读 (zh) ‎(yìdú), 可讀, 可读 ‎(kědú)
Czech: čitelnost f
Dutch: leesbaarheid (nl) f
Finnish: luettavuus (fi)
French: lisibilité (fr) f
German: Lesbarkeit (de) f
Malay: kebolehbacaan

Norwegian:

Bokmål: lesbarhet m, f

Nynorsk: lesbarheit f
Polish: czytelność f
Russian: удобочита́емость (ru) f ‎(udobočitájemostʹ), чёткость (ru) f ‎(čótkostʹ), разбо́рчивость (ru) f ‎(razbórčivostʹ)
Spanish: legibilidad f
Swedish: läsbarhet (sv)

property of being easy or engaging to read

Chinese:
Mandarin: 易讀 (zh), 易读 (zh) ‎(yìdú), 可讀性, 可读性 ‎(kědúxìng)
Czech: čtivost f
Dutch: leesbaarheid (nl) f

Finnish: luettavuus (fi)
Malay: kebolehbacaan
Russian: чита́бельность (ru) f ‎(čitábelʹnostʹ)