legibility

[ lej-uh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

Also leg·i·ble·ness. the state or quality of being legible.
Also called visibility. Typography. the quality of type that affects the perceptibility of a word, line, or paragraph of printed matter.: Compare readability (def. 2).

Origin of legibility

First recorded in 1670–80; legible + -ity

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The Greenbergians used to ask for at-a-glance legibility, and you could say that Boone delivers on that promise, and defeats it.
Abstraction, Spelled Out | Blake Gopnik | August 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
legibility is the politeness of men of letters, as punctuality of kings and beggars.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
Professor Koopman dwells particularly on the influence of short lines on legibility.
A Librarian's Open Shelf | Arthur E. Bostwick
Anything that adds to the legibility of the printing improves it; anything that detracts from its legibility harms it.
Division of Words | Frederick W. Hamilton
At the end of the row stood a thin, dingy book whose title had passed out of legibility.
The Thing from the Lake | Eleanor M. Ingram

Competitors are asked to note that legibility of handwriting will carry weight as well as intrinsic merit.
The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 | Various

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