Legible

/ˈlɛdʒəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Easy to read because the letters and words are clear and well-formed.

Etymology

From Latin 'legibilis,' derived from 'legere' (to read), with the suffix '-ibilis' (able to be). The root 'legere' is also the source of 'legend,' 'legionnaire,' and 'legal.'

Kelly Says

Handwriting analysis shows that legible handwriting actually requires specific brain patterns—illegible writing correlates with either speed (people who write fast) or certain neurological conditions, making penmanship a window into how minds work!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደማንበብ የሚችል
inidimaneb yemichel
ARالعربية
قابل للقراءة
qabil lilqiraʾa
BNবাংলা
পাঠযোগ্য
paṭhyogy
CACatalà
legible
leˈʒibəl
CSČeština
čitelný
t͡ʃitɛlniː
DADansk
læselig
lɛsəli
DEDeutsch
lesbar
ˈleːsbaʁ
ELΕλληνικά
διαβάσιμο
ðiavaˈsimo
ESEspañol
legible
leˈxiβle
FAفارسی
قابل خواندن
qābel-e xāndan
FISuomi
luettavissa
luet.tavis.sa
FRFrançais
lisible
lizibl
GUGU
વાંચી શકાય
vaanchi shakay
HAHA
wanda zai iya karantawa
wanda zai iya karantawa
HEעברית
קריא
kriˈa
HIहिन्दी
पढ़ने योग्य
padhne yogy
HUMagyar
olvasható
olvaʃaːtoː
IDBahasa Indonesia
terbaca
tərba.t͡ʃa
IGIG
nke a na-eme ka ọgụ
nke a na-eme ka o.gu
ITItaliano
legibile
ledʒiˈbiːle
JA日本語
読みやすい
yomi yasui
KKKK
оқылуы мүмкін
oqıluı mümkin
KMKM
អាចអាន
aach aan
KO한국어
읽기 쉬운
ilk-i swun
MRMR
वाचनीय
vācanīya
MSBahasa Melayu
boleh dibaca
boleh dibaca
MYမြန်မာ
ဖတ်နိုင်သည်
hpat nain sai
NLNederlands
leesbaar
leːsbaːr
NONorsk
leselig
lɛseːli
PAPA
ਪੜ੍ਹਨਯੋਗ
paṛhnayog
PLPolski
czytelny
t͡ʂɨtɛlnɨ
PTPortuguês
legível
leˈʒivɛw
RORomână
lizibil
lizibiɫ
RUРусский
читаемый
tʃitajemyj
SVSvenska
läsbar
lɛsbaʁ
SWKiswahili
inayoweza kusomwa
i.na.ye.weza ku.somwa
TAதமிழ்
வாசிக்கக்கூடிய
vācikkakkūṭiya
TEతెలుగు
చదవగలిగిన
cadavagaligina
THไทย
อ่านได้
ʔan dai
TLTL
maaaring mabasa
ma.aaring ma.basa
TRTürkçe
okunabilir
okunabiɾ
UKУкраїнська
читаемий
t͡ʃytajemyj
URاردو
پڑھنے کے لائق
parhne ke laiq
VITiếng Việt
đọc được
ɗɔk ɓəŋ
YOYO
tí a lè kà
ti a le ka
ZH中文
易读
yì dú
ZUZU
inawezekana kusoma
i.na.we.zekana ku.soma

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