decipherability
- noun
- /dɪˌsaɪfərəˈbɪlɪti/
:
decifrabilidad
- For someone learning a new language, the decipherability of signs and printed materials is crucial.
Examples
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Beyond its implications of commandeering "crying" for commercial purposes (and the capitalistic reading it supports), this version of crying crucially situates itself squarely in the realm of elocutionary decipherability.
Academic text (2017) -
The decipherability of handwritten notes can greatly impact a student's ability to study effectively.
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Decipherability of tactile graphics (construction)
Academic text (2001) -
Decipherability is dependent on systematic and sequential instruction of the Braille code.
Academic text (2009) -
Improving the decipherability of ancient texts is essential for historians to understand past cultures.
Synonyms
6
3.5
How easy text is to read and understand
2
4.1
How easy handwriting or print is to read
1
6.5
The ease with which people understand speech or writing
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4.2
How easy something is for people to understand
How easy something is to follow and make sense of
How easy something is to understand
The quality of being easy to understand or explain
Antonyms
How Decipherable
Surface Forms
Morphology
decipherability = decipherable (semi-transparent) = de + cipher + able + ity
This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'decipherable' meaning the quality or state of being decipherable.
Etymology
The word decipherability comes from decipher, which is de- (meaning 'undo') plus cipher (meaning 'code' or 'secret writing'). The part cipher comes from Arabic sifr meaning 'zero', and because a cipher came to mean a secret number or code, decipherability is about how easy it is to 'undo the code' and read or understand something.