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.
Etymology
Origin of legibility
Example Sentences
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For many designers, increasing the x-height is key to increasing legibility .
From BBC
The first is legibility and the second is balance, she said.
From Seattle Times
There are so many layers to performance within a disabled art practice, because the disabled individual is constantly having to perform disabled legibility.
From Los Angeles Times
The office noted that these terms were spelled out on the Amazon.pl website, but their legibility and placement made them difficult to read by consumers.
From Reuters
Handles and avatars of content creators are so minimal they almost elude legibility.
From Los Angeles Times
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