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# legible

adjective (legible); adverb legibly

«legible» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Legible writing or print is clear enough to be read easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legible/#m1)

### In the lessons

School: «Make your handwriting legible.» Everyday and safety: signs and labels must be legible. It tells the reader whether writing can be read.

### Examples

- Please make your handwriting legible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legible/#x1)
- The old letter was hardly legible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legible/#x2)
- Write your name legibly on the form. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legible/#x3)
- The sign was legible from far away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legible/#x4)
- Doctors' notes are not always legible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legible/#x5)
- Use a dark pen so the answer is legible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legible/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: illegible. Do not confuse with «eligible» (allowed or qualified).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «legible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«legible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/legible.html) on Mova free.