Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Readableness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being readable; readableness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being capable of being
read ;legibility . - noun The property of being
easy orengaging to read.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand
- noun a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read
Etymologies
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Examples
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Personally, I think the word "readability" is misused.
Readability 2005
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Personally, I think the word "readability" is misused.
March 2005 2005
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With a value of 2, I think the lines are so far apart that readability is impaired for this font.
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But finding the balance between accuracy and readability is staggeringly difficult.
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Peter, while I don't necessarily have a problem with the verbosity above, I think readability is in the eye of the reader.
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Some "experts" say the standard for maximum readability is to have a column width of 59 to 70 characters wide.
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Now that we have established the importance of the syllable in readability, we can move on to describe the Strain Index, which is based on the following assumptions:
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Even though it might aid in readability, we've chosen not to insert paragraph breaks in these early letters so as to preserve the close march of his prose.
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To me, and to Merriam-Webster, readability is more than just using a set of monosyllabic vocabulary words.
Readability 2005
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To me, and to Merriam-Webster, readability is more than just using a set of monosyllabic vocabulary words.
March 2005 2005
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