illegibility

/i,ledʤi'biliti/ Cách viết khác : (illegibleness) /i'ledʤəblnis/

Thân thiện

The doctor's illegibility made the prescription hard to read.

Definition

Noun: The quality or state of being impossible or very difficult to read or decipher. It refers to writing, print, or handwriting that is unclear, messy, or otherwise not legible.

Examples

• The doctor's prescription was rejected due to its illegibility.
• The illegibility of the faded historical document made transcription a slow process.
• Poor printing resulted in the illegibility of several key paragraphs in the report.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Formal Context: In legal or archival contexts, "illegibility" can refer to a formal defect that invalidates a document or a clause within it.
  • The contract clause was contested on the grounds of illegibility.
• Figurative Use: While less common, it can be used metaphorically to describe something that is very difficult to understand or interpret.
  • The illegibility of his motives made him a suspicious figure.

Variants and Related Words

• Illegible (adjective): Not clear enough to be read.
  • illegible handwriting
• Legibility (noun): The quality of being clear enough to be read easily. (Antonym)
  • The new font greatly improved the document's legibility.
• Legible (adjective): Clear enough to be read.
  • legible print

Synonyms

• Unreadability
• Indecipherability

Antonyms

• Legibility
• Readability
• Clarity

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered