legibility
Americannoun
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Also legibleness the state or quality of being legible.
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Also called visibility. Typography. the quality of type that affects the perceptibility of a word, line, or paragraph of printed matter.
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Origin of legibility
Example Sentences
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What struck me was the legibility of the graphics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
User-friendly design can save lives by allowing for legibility and shared understanding, making it safer to run nuclear power plants, air traffic control towers, and robotic surgical systems.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2026
For many designers, increasing the x-height is key to increasing legibility .
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
He favored primary colors and blunt, industrial-strength outlines whose legibility was well-suited for the demands of mural-size art.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
I’d sacrifice legibility on the altar of speed.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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