readability
gb/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti/ us/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti/
C1
Английский
Значения
0 значений
Существительное
C1
property
1
ease of understanding text
how easy a text is to read and understand.
Модель употребления:
readability of [text/document/article/code]
Частая ошибка:
Do not use readability to mean a person's ability to read; use reading ability or literacy.
Синонимы
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)
Антонимы
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)
Коллокации
improve readability
|enhance readability
|increase readability
|poor readability
|high readability
|the readability of a text
|document readability
|website readability
|code readability
|readability for users
Темы
writing
|education
|publishing
|communication
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- Short sentences improve readability.
- This report has good readability.
Существительное
C1
property
2
ease of seeing text
how easy printed or displayed words are to see and read.
Модель употребления:
readability of [font/layout/screen/sign]
Частая ошибка:
Legibility is often the more precise word for how easy letters are to recognize, especially in handwriting or fonts.
Синонимы
legibility (more precise for letters or handwriting being easy to recognize)
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clarity (general word for being visually clear)
Антонимы
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)
Коллокации
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
Темы
design
|typography
|technology
|visual_design
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- This font has good readability.
- Bright sunlight can reduce screen readability.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
readability
IPA
GB/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti/
US/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti/
Слоги и ударение
read - ab - il - ity (4 слога)
Stress on 3rd syllable (il)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: readability
- Plural: readabilities, readability
Выражения
readability formula
1/ɹˌidəbˈɪlɪti fˈɔɹmjulə/
fixed phrase
technical
formula estimating text difficulty
a formula that gives an estimate of how difficult a text is.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.