visibility

Noun
US[viz-uh-bil-ih-tee]/ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti/5 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye“low visibility caused by fog”Synonyms: visiblenessOpposite invisibilityType of perceptibilityKinds visual range, conspicuousness
  2. degree of exposure to public notice“that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election”Synonyms: profileType of salience, saliencyKinds low profile
  3. capability of providing a clear unobstructed view“a windshield with good visibility”Type of clearness, clarity
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Translations

Noun degree to which things may be seen

Portuguese
visibilidade
Russian
ви́димость vídimostʹ
Arabic
رُؤْيَة ruʔya
Chinese
能见度 néngjiàndù
Japanese
視界 shikai
18 more languages
Swedish
synlighet
Greek
ορατότητα oratótita
Indonesian
jarak pandang
Vietnamese
tầm nhìn
Hungarian
láthatóság
Portuguese (PT)
visibilidade
Chinese (Trad.)
能見度 néngjiàndù
Danish
synlighed
Esperanto
videbleco
Finnish
näkyvyys
Georgian
ხილულობა xiluloba
Latvian
redzamība
Norwegian
sikt
Romanian
vizibilitate

The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Vis′i·bil′i·ty noun

Origin: L. visibilitas: cf. F. visibilité.

The quality or state of being visible.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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