legibility.

The ease with which written or printed characters can be recognized.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• legibility of handwriting
• improve legibility

On the page

The scan improved the legibility of the handwriting but not the meaning of the abbreviation.

Small type reduced legibility even for readers familiar with the subject.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: requirements and constraints, institutional organization, formal assessment, system properties. Disciplines: academic writing, formal analysis, institutional studies. Commonness: moderately common.