2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: legible adjective: (of handwriting, print, etc.) able to be read; "legible handwriting" [ant: {illegible}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Legible \Leg"i*ble\ (l[e^]j"[i^]*b'l), adjective [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. The stone with moss and lichens so overspread, Nothing is legible but the name alone. --Longfellow. 2. Capable of being discovered or understood by apparent marks or indications; as, the thoughts of men are often legible in their countenances.

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