read´a|ble|ness

read´a|ble|ness
read|a|ble «REE duh buhl», adjective.
1. easy or pleasant to read; interesting: »

Treasure Island is a very readable story.

2. capable of being read; legible.
read´a|ble|ness, noun.
read´a|bly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • read|a|ble — «REE duh buhl», adjective. 1. easy or pleasant to read; interesting: »Treasure Island is a very readable story. 2. capable of being read; legible. –read´a|ble|ness, noun. –read´a|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • leg´i|ble|ness — leg|i|ble «LEHJ uh buhl», adjective. 1. that can be read: »Figurative. the trouble legible in my countenance (Charles Lamb). SYNONYM(S): readable. 2. easy to read; plain and clear: »Her handwriting is both beautiful and legible. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

  • il|leg´i|ble|ness — il|leg|i|ble «ih LEHJ uh buhl», adjective. very hard or impossible to read; not plain enough to read; not legible: »The boy s handwriting was so bad that his letter to his mother was illegible. The ink had faded so that many words were illegible …   Useful english dictionary

  • read´a|bly — read|a|ble «REE duh buhl», adjective. 1. easy or pleasant to read; interesting: »Treasure Island is a very readable story. 2. capable of being read; legible. –read´a|ble|ness, noun. –read´a|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • leg|i|ble — «LEHJ uh buhl», adjective. 1. that can be read: »Figurative. the trouble legible in my countenance (Charles Lamb). SYNONYM(S): readable. 2. easy to read; plain and clear: »Her handwriting is both beautiful and legible. SYNONYM(S): distinct …   Useful english dictionary

  • il|leg|i|ble — «ih LEHJ uh buhl», adjective. very hard or impossible to read; not plain enough to read; not legible: »The boy s handwriting was so bad that his letter to his mother was illegible. The ink had faded so that many words were illegible. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

  • readable — read•a•ble [[t]ˈri də bəl[/t]] adj. 1) easy or interesting to read 2) capable of being read; legible • Etymology: 1560–70 read a•bil′i•ty, read′a•ble•ness, n. read′a•bly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • Readable — Read a*ble (r[=e]d [.a]*b l), a. Such as can be read; legible; fit or suitable to be read; worth reading; interesting. {Read a*ble*ness}, n. {Read a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Readableness — Readable Read a*ble (r[=e]d [.a]*b l), a. Such as can be read; legible; fit or suitable to be read; worth reading; interesting. {Read a*ble*ness}, n. {Read a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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