Readable

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈɹiː.də.bəl/

Definitions

1. Clear and easy to understand when written or printed
2. Able to be easily understood or interpreted from text without difficulty
3. Text that presents information in a manner that is simple to follow and visually accessible

Etymology: "Readable" is a plain formation: the verb "read" with the suffix "-able," meaning capable of being done, so something that can be read with ease. The word came into English through Middle English "redable," and the same pattern lies behind many other adjectives such as "washable" and "breakable." The older sense was closer to "legible" or "capable of being read at all," which is why the word is often paired with a sense of quality. Its modern meaning, understood without difficulty, grew from that base: a text can be readable in the sense of being decipherable, or in the sense of being pleasant and easy to follow, and the second meaning has become the more common one.

Synonyms: legible, comprehensible, clear, understandable, accessible

Antonyms: illegible, incomprehensible, obscure, confusing, ambiguous