Dictionary

illegible en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈlɛd͡ʒəbəl/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English il- English legible English illegible From il- + legible.

Meanings

1. Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.
   • illegible writing
   • illegible handwriting
   • illegible symbols
   • illegible scribbles

Forms

Antonyms

legible

Deriveds

illegibleness · illegibly

Relateds

eligible

Synonyms

marked-up · foul · dirty · unreadable · undecipherable · indecipherable · unclear

Translations (36)

is ólæsilegur (not clear enough to be read) · fr illégible (not clear enough to be read) · de unleserlich (not clear enough to be read) · fr indéchiffrable (not clear enough to be read) · lb onlieserlech (not clear enough to be read) · sv oläsbar (not clear enough to be read) · pl nieczytelny (not clear enough to be read) · hy անընթեռնելի (not clear enough to be read) · az oxunmaz (not clear enough to be read) · ru нечёткий (not clear enough to be read) · pt ilegível (not clear enough to be read) · be неразборлівы (not clear enough to be read) · ja 汚い (not clear enough to be read) · cs nečitelný (not clear enough to be read) · fr illisible (not clear enough to be read) · es ilegible (not clear enough to be read) · tr okunaksız (not clear enough to be read) · mk нечитлив (not clear enough to be read) · mt ma jinqarax (not clear enough to be read) · uk нерозбі́рливий (not clear enough to be read) · es indescifrable (not clear enough to be read) · ro ilizibil (not clear enough to be read) · ca illegible (not clear enough to be read) · ja 読めない (not clear enough to be read) · it illeggibile (not clear enough to be read) · tr kargacık burgacık (not clear enough to be read) · ru неразбо́рчивый (not clear enough to be read) · eo nelegebla (not clear enough to be read) · cmn 很難看懂的 /很难看懂的 (not clear enough to be read) · hu olvashatatlan (not clear enough to be read) · bg нечетлив (not clear enough to be read) · fi lukukelvoton (not clear enough to be read) · ca il·legible (not clear enough to be read) · nl onleesbaar (not clear enough to be read) · cmn 難以辨認的 /难以辨认的 (not clear enough to be read) · gl ilexible (not clear enough to be read)