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Comprehensible vs Legible - What's the difference?

comprehensible | legible |

As adjectives the difference between comprehensible and legible

is that comprehensible is comprehensible; understandable while legible is being clear enough to be read, readable, particularly for handwriting.

comprehensible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be comprehended.

    • Synonyms

    * apprehensible, clear, intelligible, understandable

    Antonyms

    * incomprehensible

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l) ----

    legible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being clear enough to be read, readable, particularly for handwriting.

    • Antonyms

    * illegible * unreadable

    Synonyms

    * clean * clear * decipherable * fair * readable

    Related terms

    * legibility * legibly * intelligible