BusinessAugust 16, 2026

legibility

led-juh-BIL-uh-tee

Definition

The quality of being easy to read or distinguish clearly.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'legibilis,' meaning 'that can be read,' which comes from the verb 'legere,' meaning 'to read.'

In the news

The article uses the word to explain how a date disc overlapping the city disc on a watch dial negatively affected the user's ability to easily read the time.

Listening to the consumer is critical: Frederique Constant CEO Niels Eggerding

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India Today

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