readability
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/ˌɹiːdəˈbɪlɪti/
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/ˌɹiːdəˈbɪlɪti/ · /ˌɹiːdəˈbɪləti/ · /ˌɹidəˈbɪləti/ · [ˌɹidəˈbɪləɾi] · [ˌɹiːdəˈbɪləɾi]
Definition of readability
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The property of being capable of being read; legibility.
“When done correctly, kerning helps to improve the readability of text by adding or removing space between two letters. Bad kerning, also known as keming, leads to misreadings, and in the worst cases, incredibly bad (but humorous) misunderstandings.”
“Point-free coding is a byproduct of adopting declarative programming. You can use point-free coding without FP. But because point-free is all about improving the readability of code at a glance and making it simpler to parse, having the guarantees imposed by FP furthers this cause.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)The property of being capable of being read; legibility.
“When done correctly, kerning helps to improve the readability of text by adding or removing space between two letters. Bad kerning, also known as keming, leads to misreadings, and in the worst cases, incredibly bad (but humorous) misunderstandings.”
“Point-free coding is a byproduct of adopting declarative programming. You can use point-free coding without FP. But because point-free is all about improving the readability of code at a glance and making it simpler to parse, having the guarantees imposed by FP furthers this cause.”
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(countable, uncountable)The property of being easy or engaging to read.
“The book had a clever plot, but lacked readability.”
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Etymology
From readable + -ity or read + -ability.
Words you can make from readability
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