readability

American

[ree-duh-bil-i-tee] / ˌri dəˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

Also readableness. the state or quality of being readable.
Typography. the property of type that affects the ease with which printed matter can be read for a sustained period.

Etymology

Origin of readability

First recorded in 1835–45; readable + -ity

Example Sentences

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Like its predecessors, “Triumph and Illusion” combines exhaustive scholarship with eminent readability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The authors prepared the initial manuscript and used ChatGPT to edit selected sections to improve readability.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

That is because we rounded our percentages up or down to improve readability within the graphic.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

But the most difficult trick of bringing Marlowe to the present day has nothing to do with the present; it lies instead in matching Chandler’s masterful balance of pulp readability and literary sensibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Thurber, by self-appointed virtuous contrast, saw commas as so many upturned office chairs unhelpfully hurled down the wide-open corridor of readability.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

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