DictionaryRoot: -ibilis
Latin
-ibilis
able or suitable to be
Forms
- -ibilis
- -ible — The ending shortened through French and English.
Origin
A Latin form of -bilis, often attached to a verb through a linking i.
Note
It expresses possibility or suitability, not a promise that the action will happen.
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adjective
legible
LEJ-uh-bul/ˈledʒəbl/
Clear enough to read.
Etymology
The pieces express “capable of being read.” Latin legibilis already described plainly written text, connecting the ability to read something with the clarity of its written marks.
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