readability.

The ease with which text can be read and understood.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• readability of a report
• readability assessment

On the page

The editor improved readability by naming the referents of the pronouns.

A readability assessment did not establish that the argument was sound.

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.