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Noun: legibility  ,le-ju'bi-li-tee
  1. Distinctness that makes perception easy
    "The legibility of the road signs improved safety for drivers";
    - discernability, discernibility
     
  2. (handwriting) a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read
    "The legibility of her handwriting made grading papers a breeze";
    - readability

Derived forms: legibilities

Type of: comprehensibility, distinctness, sharpness, understandability

Antonym: illegibility

Encyclopedia: Legibility