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
Immediately, our conversation appeared as legible lines of translucent green text, which seemed to be floating in the space between us.
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David Owen, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Accessibility Reader This is another innovation which works alongside Magnifier, to take text from the physical world and turn it into a legible format in a custom font.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Some of the headstones have legible names, others are illegible or are just horizontal blocks indicating a grave.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
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David Owen, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Accessibility Reader This is another innovation which works alongside Magnifier, to take text from the physical world and turn it into a legible format in a custom font.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Some of the headstones have legible names, others are illegible or are just horizontal blocks indicating a grave.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legible
accessible
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This feature in Gmail will be accessible in the navigation drawer, a UI feature that is increasingly rare in Google's apps but is essential to managing inboxes and labels in Gmail.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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This ability opens up several potential use cases, from dynamically prioritizing orders based on shipping deadlines, inventory levels and resource availability to automating the allocation of storage locations based on product demand to ensure high-traffic items are easily accessible.—
Prashanth Cecil,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Legible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legible. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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