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Antonyms for legibility


Grammar : Noun
Spell : lej-uh-bil-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌlɛdʒ əˈbɪl ɪ ti



Definition of legibility

Origin :
  • 1670s; see legible + -ity.
  • As in limpidity : noun clarity
  • As in limpidness : noun clarity
  • As in lucidness : noun clarity
  • As in clarity : noun clearness
  • As in pellucidity : noun clarity
  • As in pellucidness : noun clarity
  • As in perspicuity : noun clarity
  • As in perspicuousness : noun clarity
  • As in plainness : noun clarity
Example sentences :
  • The writing is remarkable for its legibility and freedom from erasure.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • He should be as brief as possible, consistent with legibility.
  • Extract from : « Practical Pointers for Patentees » by Franklin Cresee
  • Legibility, neatness, and clearness are the salient virtues of a letter.
  • Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
  • In regard to the small letters he found a like difference in legibility.
  • Extract from : « The Booklover and His Books » by Harry Lyman Koopman
  • In this field there is room for type the chief merit of which is apart from its legibility.
  • Extract from : « The Booklover and His Books » by Harry Lyman Koopman
  • He might as well be written in Chinese so far as legibility goes.
  • Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster
  • In the matter of legibility the old volume may be preferable, and its price is less.
  • Extract from : « The Oxford Book of American Essays » by Various
  • These have been put into lyric form in the text for legibility.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue of the Princess Winsome » by Annie Fellows-Johnston and Albion Fellows Bacon
  • Telegraphing does not always improve the legibility of a message.
  • Extract from : « Mike Flannery On Duty and Off » by Ellis Parker Butler
  • He only left a card on which Delia had superscribed in advance, almost with the legibility of print, the words "So sorry!"
  • Extract from : « The Reverberator » by Henry James

Synonyms for legibility

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