readability

ˌriːdəˈbɪləti

readabilities

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Definition of readability - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legibilityproperty of writing being legible

The readability of his handwriting improved with practice.

clarity

legibility

understandability

TECH.

measure of how understandable text is

TECH.

Tools to assess the readability of texts are widely used in education.

clarity

comprehensibility

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Origin of readability

English, read (interpret) + ability (capacity)

Terms with readability included in their meaning

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spacing

typography

organization of text on a page for readability

legibility

readability

quality of being easy to read

screen font

typography

font designed for optimal readability on digital displays

prettify

technology

format code to improve readability

legibly

adv.

readability

in a way that is easy to read

reformat

document editing

alter the layout of text for better readability

reformatted

adj.

design

altered layout for improved readability

syntactic sugar

technology

features in code that improve readability without changing functionality

Examples of readability in a sentence

Editors focus on the readability of the articles.
The readability of the manual was poor.
Improving readability can enhance user experience.

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French:lisibilité, ...
German:Lesbarkeit, Verständlichkeit, ...
Italian:leggibilità, ...
Spanish:legibilidad, ...
Portuguese:legibilidade, clareza, ...
Chinese:可读性, 易懂性, ...
Japanese:可読性, 理解しやすさ, ...
Arabic:مقروئية, قابِلِيَّة القِرَاءَة, ...
Hebrew:קְרִיאוּת, ...
Russian:читаемость, понятность, ...
Ukrainian:розбірливість, зрозумілість, ...
Hindi:पठनीयता, पाठ-सुगमता, ...
Bengali:পাঠযোগ্যতা, বোধ্যতা, ...
Catalan:llegibilitat, comprensibilitat, ...
Czech:čitelnost, čtivost, ...
Danish:læsbarhed, forståelighed, ...
Dutch:leesbaarheid, ...
Greek:ευαναγνωσιμότητα, κατανοησιμότητα, ...
Hungarian:olvashatóság, érthetőség, ...
Khmer:ភាពងាយស្រួលអាន, ភាពងាយយល់, ...
Korean:가독성, 이해도, ...
Persian:خوانایی, فهم‌پذیری, ...
Polish:czytelność, ...
Portuguese (BR):legibilidade, clareza, ...
Romanian:lizibilitate, claritate, ...
Swedish:läsbarhet, läsförståelse, ...
Thai:ความชัดเจน, ความเข้าใจง่าย, ...
Turkish:okunabilirlik, ...
Vietnamese:độ dễ đọc, tính dễ hiểu, ...

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