'Legible' definitions:
Definition of 'legible'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered; "legible handwriting" [ant: illegible]
Definition of 'Legible'
From: GCIDE
- Legible \Leg"i*ble\ (l[e^]j"[i^]*b'l), a. [L. legibilis, fr. legere to read: cf. OF. legible. See Legend.]
- 1. Capable of being read or deciphered; distinct to the eye; plain; -- used of writing or printing; as, a fair, legible manuscript. [1913 Webster]
- The stone with moss and lichens so overspread, Nothing is legible but the name alone. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Capable of being discovered or understood by apparent marks or indications; as, the thoughts of men are often legible in their countenances. [1913 Webster]