readability
gb/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti/ us/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti/
C1
Inglês
Aceções
0 aceções
Nome
C1
property
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ease of understanding text
how easy a text is to read and understand.
Padrão de uso:
readability of [text/document/article/code]
Erro comum:
Do not use readability to mean a person's ability to read; use reading ability or literacy.
Sinónimos
clarity (emphasizes how clear the meaning is)
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accessibility (emphasizes being easy for a wide range of people to understand)
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intelligibility (more formal; emphasizes being understandable)
Antónimos
obscurity (the quality of being hard to understand)
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complexity (difficulty caused by complicated structure or ideas)
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unreadability (the quality of being very difficult or impossible to read)
Colocações
improve readability
|enhance readability
|increase readability
|poor readability
|high readability
|the readability of a text
|document readability
|website readability
|code readability
|readability for users
Temas
writing
|education
|publishing
|communication
Exemplos
- The editor shortened several long sentences to improve the article's readability.
- Clear headings and short paragraphs can make a website much better for readability.
- In software teams, code readability is often more important than clever tricks.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- Short sentences improve readability.
- This report has good readability.
Nome
C1
property
2
ease of seeing text
how easy printed or displayed words are to see and read.
Padrão de uso:
readability of [font/layout/screen/sign]
Erro comum:
Legibility is often the more precise word for how easy letters are to recognize, especially in handwriting or fonts.
Sinónimos
legibility (more precise for letters or handwriting being easy to recognize)
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clarity (general word for being visually clear)
Antónimos
illegibility (the quality of being hard or impossible to make out visually)
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unreadability (the quality of being too hard to read)
Colocações
font readability
|screen readability
|improve readability
|text readability
|layout readability
|readability on mobile devices
|readability in sunlight
|poor readability
|high contrast for readability
|small-screen readability
Temas
design
|typography
|technology
|visual_design
Exemplos
- The designer increased the font size to improve readability on small screens.
- Low contrast between the text and background reduces readability.
- The sign's readability was poor from a distance.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- This font has good readability.
- Bright sunlight can reduce screen readability.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
readability
IPA
GB/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti/
US/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti/
Sílabas e acento
read - ab - il - ity (4 sílabas)
Stress on 3rd syllable (il)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: readability
- Plural: readabilities, readability
Expressões
readability formula
1/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti fˈɔɹmjulə/
fixed phrase
technical
formula estimating text difficulty
a formula that gives an estimate of how difficult a text is.
Exemplos
- The software uses a readability formula to estimate the grade level of each paragraph.
- A readability formula can help writers notice sentences that are too long.
- The Flesch-Kincaid method is one well-known readability formula.
readability level
1/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti lˈɛvəl/
fixed phrase
difficulty level of text
how difficult a text is for readers.
Exemplos
- The health brochure was rewritten to lower its readability level.
- Teachers should choose books with an appropriate readability level for their students.
- The company checks the readability level of customer emails before sending them.
readability score
1/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti skˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
measure of reading difficulty
a number that shows how easy a text is to read.
Exemplos
- The app gives each article a readability score based on sentence length and word difficulty.
- We rewrote the instructions until the readability score was suitable for a general audience.
- A high readability score does not always mean the writing is good, but it can show that it is easy to follow.
readability test
1/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti tˈɛst/
fixed phrase
assessment of text ease
a way to check how easy a text is to read.
Exemplos
- Before publishing the patient leaflet, the team ran a readability test.
- The readability test showed that the legal notice was too difficult for most readers.
- Some readability tests are useful, but they cannot judge tone or accuracy.