Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
(of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered;
- Example: "legible handwriting"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Legible \Leg"i*ble\ (l[e^]j"[i^]*b'l), a. [L. legibilis, fr.
legere to read: cf. OF. legible. See Legend.]
1. Capable of being read or deciphered; distinct to the eye;
plain; -- used of writing or printing; as, a fair, legible
manuscript.
[1913 Webster]
The stone with moss and lichens so overspread,
Nothing is legible but the name alone. --Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
2. Capable of being discovered or understood by apparent
marks or indications; as, the thoughts of men are often
legible in their countenances.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
legible
adj 1: (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or
deciphered; "legible handwriting" [ant: illegible]