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–adjective

1.	easy or interesting to read.

2.	capable of being read; legible: readable handwriting.

3.	pertaining to letter mail with addresses and zip codes capable of being read by optical scanning devices.

[Origin: 1560–70; read¹ + -able

]

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read·a·bly, adverb

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read·a·ble Audio Help (rē'də-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Easily read; legible: a readable typeface.
Pleasurable or interesting to read: a readable story.

read'a·bil'i·ty, read'a·ble·ness n., read'a·bly adv.

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readable
adjective
easily deciphered [syn: clear]

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ˈreadable1 adjective

(negative unreadable) easy or pleasant to read
Example: I don't usually enjoy poetry but I find these poems very readable.

Arabic:	مُمكِن قرائته
Chinese (Simplified):	使人爱读的，易读的
Chinese (Traditional):	使人愛讀的，易讀的
Czech:	čtivý
Danish:	læseværdig
Dutch:	lezenswaardig
Estonian:	(kergelt) loetav
Finnish:	helppolukuinen
French:	agréable à lire
German:	lesenswert
Greek:	ευχάριστος στο διάβασμα, ευκολοδιάβαστος
Hungarian:	olvasmányos
Icelandic:	læsilegur
Indonesian:	enak dibaca
Italian:	(piacevole a leggersi)

Japanese:	読んで面白い
Korean:	읽을 만한, 읽기에 재미있는
Latvian:	viegli lasāms; interesants
Lithuanian:	lengvai, su malonumu skaitomas
Norwegian:	lettlest, leseverdig
Polish:	łatwy, *przyjemny w czytaniu
Portuguese (Brazil):	agradável de se ler
Portuguese (Portugal):	agradável de ler
Romanian:	plăcut la citit
Russian:	читабельный
Slovak:	dobre sa čítajúci
Slovenian:	berljiv
Spanish:	agradable de leer
Swedish:	läsvärd
Turkish:	ilginç ve okunmaya değer

ˈreadable2 adjective

able to be read
Example: Your handwriting is scarcely readable.

Arabic:	مَقْروئه
Chinese (Simplified):	（笔迹）清楚的
Chinese (Traditional):	（筆跡）清楚的
Czech:	čitelný
Danish:	læselig
Dutch:	leesbaar
Estonian:	loetav
Finnish:	luettava
French:	lisible
German:	leserlich
Greek:	ευανάγνωστος
Hungarian:	olvasható
Icelandic:	læsilegur
Indonesian:	bisa dibaca
Italian:	leggibile

Japanese:	読める
Korean:	읽을 수 있는
Latvian:	salasāms
Lithuanian:	įskaitomas
Norwegian:	leselig
Polish:	czytelny
Portuguese (Brazil):	legível
Portuguese (Portugal):	legível
Romanian:	lizibil
Russian:	разборчивый
Slovak:	čitateľný
Slovenian:	čitljiv
Spanish:	legible
Swedish:	läslig, läsbar
Turkish:	okunabilir, okunaklı