readable
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2.0
- adjective
- /ˈriːdəbl/
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legible
- This manual is written in a clear and readable style, making it easy for beginners to follow.
- readable text
- readable book
- readable format
The print wasn't dark enough to make the ballot readable by the machine.
- The print wasn't dark enough to make the ballot readable by the machine.
- So it's it it works as a program, but it's also readable by humans.
- So it's, it's, you know, style very readable, but also on point, you could say.
- To English language readers, these pictograms appear indecipherable, but are perfectly readable upon closer inspection.
- So he understood how to put deeply complex ideas into very readable prose.
Examples
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So the the kind of prose itself is wonderful, very, very readable, very appealing.
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So you see, a book published so long ago is still readable and eminent.
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So she is making the book a lot more readable at this point.
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And I will say text is incredibly readable compared to anything that I have tried before.
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And so I think it's probably good to say this is a very readable translation.
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Hopefully, this may cover some of the territory in a more readable way than past descriptions.
Academic text (2012) -
So he understood how to put deeply complex ideas into very readable prose.
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The parameter values from the model output can be put onto a more readable scale as follows.
Academic text (2011) -
Beautiful code has been defined in general terms as readable, focused, testable, and elegant.
Academic text (2011) -
Early input made subsequent drafts more readable, thus facilitating the discussion of specific content.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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1.0
Easy to understand and not confusing
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1.6
Clear and easy to see what it means or why someone feels that way
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3.1
Clear enough to read easily, like handwriting or printed text
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3.7
Easy to understand
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4.4
Easy to hear and understand
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3.9
Easy to understand and remember
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3.7
Easy to read or understand
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3.7
An item that a scanner or person can read quickly
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5.7
Able to be understood or explained
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7.5
Most people can understand it easily
Easy to read because words use regular letter sounds
Easy to understand
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A digital list of words and information that a computer can read
How Readable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Readable comes from the verb read ('to look at and understand writing') plus the ending -able ('able to be'), like in enjoyable. So something readable is literally 'able to be read', which is why we call writing that is clear and easy to understand 'readable'.