Meanings
noununreadability (uncountable)
- uncountableThe property of being impossible to read.
Synonyms: illegibility, inscrutability, indecipherability
- uncountableThe property of being unfit for reading.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe property of being impossible to read.
Also see
Origin
From un- + read + -ability. Compare unreadable, readability.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Russian нечита́бельность, неприго́дность для чте́ния
- нечита́бельность (nečitábelʹnostʹ)inability be read or is not easy to read
- неприго́дность для чте́ния (neprigódnostʹ dlja čténija)inability be read or is not easy to read
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APA
unreadability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreadability
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“unreadability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreadability. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unreadability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreadability.
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