as in understandable
capable of being understood
an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face
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Recent Examples of legible
Enhanced Typography This may sound initially underwhelming, but Material 3 Expressive is overhauling Android's typography by introducing new type styles to make the OS more legible and attractive.
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Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
Some very efficient exhibition design makes this secret taxonomy at the very least legible — with translations from her notebook in the wall text and magnifying glasses on hand for your scrutiny of the illustrations.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The Google Pixel 9 fares better outdoors and the screen is more legible than Pixel 9a’s display, which isn’t the best in direct sunlight.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Post Malone, who closed out the festival Sunday night, has a more legible personality, but songs that are just as anonymous and perhaps even more inane.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2025
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Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
Some very efficient exhibition design makes this secret taxonomy at the very least legible — with translations from her notebook in the wall text and magnifying glasses on hand for your scrutiny of the illustrations.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The Google Pixel 9 fares better outdoors and the screen is more legible than Pixel 9a’s display, which isn’t the best in direct sunlight.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Post Malone, who closed out the festival Sunday night, has a more legible personality, but songs that are just as anonymous and perhaps even more inane.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legible
accessible
Adjective
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Ensure that your hiring, development, and retention practices are equitably accessible and supportive of all talent pools.—
Sander van ‘t Noordende,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Some locations had been used in the first season, but others were newly accessible.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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“Legible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legible. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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