readability

CEFRB2

/ˌɹiːdəˈbɪlɪti/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    How easy written text is to read and understand.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The property of being capable of being read; legibility.

Examples

  • His code's readability drowned in a riptide of nested parentheses.

  • The book had a clever plot, but lacked readability.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˌɹiːdəˈbɪləɾi]
  • [ˌɹidəˈbɪləɾi]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning
  1. The property of being easy or engaging to read.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The font choice greatly affects the overall blank of the text for the reader.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From readable + -ity or read + -ability.