Definition of "readable" in English

adjective

1. (of handwriting, print, etc) Legible, possible to read or at least decipher.

   • If that sign were still readable we'd know where we are!

2. Which can be read—i.e. accessed or played—by a certain technical type of device.

   • No sale, those aren't readable with my DVD-player!

3. (of a book) Enjoyable to read, of an acceptable stylistic quality or at least functionally composed.

   • These assembly instructions aren't readable, I still don't have a clue how to start!