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Definition of "readable" []

  • Easily read; legible: a readable typeface. (adjective)
  • Pleasurable or interesting to read: a readable story. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "readable" in a sentence
  • "Here is The Post's Jonathan Yardley's review of "Decision Points," which he called readable but flat."
  • "The logo has to be big enough to be readable from a distance (10-15 feet, say)."
  • "A first step has been to develop, with the help of technology firm Lockheed Martin, an electronic system that will allow preservation of the documents in readable form long into the future, no matter how many new generations of software are introduced in the years ahead."