legibility

Definitions of legibility
  1. noun
    a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read
    synonyms: readability
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    antonyms:
    illegibility
    the quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered
    type of:
    comprehensibility, understandability
    the quality of comprehensible language or thought
  2. noun
    distinctness that makes perception easy
    synonyms: discernability
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    type of:
    distinctness, sharpness
    the quality of being sharp and clear
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