Definitions for: Legible


[adj] (of handwriting, print, etc.) able to be read; "legible handwriting"



Webster (1913) Definition: Leg"i*ble (l[e^]j"[i^]*b'l), a. [L. legibilis, fr.
legere to read: cf. OF. legible. See Legend.]
1. Capable of being read or deciphered; distinct to the eye;
plain; -- used of writing or printing; as, a fair, legible
manuscript.

The stone with moss and lichens so overspread,
Nothing is legible but the name alone. --Longfellow.

2. Capable of being discovered or understood by apparent
marks or indications; as, the thoughts of men are often
legible in their countenances.

Synonyms: clean, clear, decipherable, fair, readable

Antonyms: illegible

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