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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of legibility

  • as in readability
  • as in readability
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legibility

noun

Definition of legibilitynext
as in readability

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  • readability
  • intelligibility
  • comprehensibility
  • directness
  • straightforwardness
  • openness
  • forthrightness
  • readableness
  • clarity
  • incision
  • incisiveness
  • lucidity
  • perspicuity
  • explicitness
  • simplicity
  • lucidness
  • perspicuousness

Dissimilar Words

  • ambiguity
  • opacity
  • obscurity
  • unclarity
  • opaqueness
  • obliquity
  • obliqueness
  • unintelligibility
  • inscrutability
  • impenetrability
  • incomprehensibility
  • equivocation
  • indistinctness
  • ambiguousness
  • dimness
  • indirectness
  • obscureness
  • incoherence
  • vagueness
  • deviousness
  • equivocalness
  • fuzziness
  • faintness
  • disjointedness
  • inscrutableness
  • muddiness
  • incomprehensibleness
  • unintelligibleness
  • circuitousness
  • nebulousness

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