READABLE

clear, decipherable, readable

(adjective) easily deciphered

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

readable (comparative more readable, superlative most readable)

(of handwriting, print, etc) legible, possible to read or at least decipher

which can be read—i.e. accessed or played—by a certain technical type of device

(of a book) enjoyable to read, of an acceptable stylistic quality or at least functionally composed

Synonyms

• (able to be read): legible

Antonyms

• unreadable

• illegible

Hyponyms

• computer-readable

• human-readable

• machine-readable

Source: Wiktionary


Read"a*ble, a.

Definition: Such as can be read; legible; fit or suitable to be read; worth reading; interesting.

– Read"a*ble*ness, n.

– Read"a*bly, adv,.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 June 2024

INCORPORATE

(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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