legibility
- noun
- /ˌlɛdʒəˈbɪlɪti/
- Good signage is crucial for safety, and its legibility can affect whether people can quickly understand important information.
- font legibility
- legibility of text
- legibility and readability
The size and layout of the page, coupled with the legibility of the text made this book well suited to public instruction.
- The size and layout of the page, coupled with the legibility of the text made this book well suited to public instruction.
- It has a high aspect of legibility.
Examples
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To locate standards or guidelines on the legibility of text, we searched all potential sources.
Academic text (2007) -
Stylistically, his statements, like heraldry for the contemporary world, are characterized by clarity, legibility, and nonambiguity.
Academic text (1999) -
How might we develop the aesthetic sense to appreciate the legibility of the human face and form more fully?
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The size and layout of the page, coupled with the legibility of the text made this book well suited to public instruction.
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Three characteristics were used to make the material more understandable: chunking, legibility, and explicit management information.
Academic text (1994) -
We located no definitive, evidence-informed literature on font-legibility standards or guidelines for low vision reading materials.
Academic text (2007) -
However, there was no strong determination of a definite difference in legibility between serif and sans serif fonts.
Academic text (2007) -
Tinker (1963) examined the effects of font size and font legibility on reading speed and comprehension.
Academic text (2005) -
Successful graphic design relies heavily on the legibility of text, ensuring that it is easy for everyone to read.
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For online content, the legibility of fonts can greatly impact readers' engagement and comprehension.
Synonyms
How easy it is to understand what someone says or writes
How easy text is to read and understand
The ease with which people understand speech or writing
How easy something is for people to understand
The ease of reading and understanding writing or speech
A clear and easy to understand way of speaking or writing
Clear and easy to understand in writing or speech
How easy something is to follow and make sense of
How easy it is to see or tell things apart
Antonyms
How Legible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word legibility comes from the Latin root legere, which means 'to read', and you see this root in words like legible, lecture, and legend. So, legibility is simply how easy writing or print is 'to read'.