- the condition or fact of being visible
- clarity of vision or relative possibility of seeing
- the range of vision: visibility is 500 yards
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vis•i•bil•i•ty /ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -ties.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable] the quality, state, or fact of being visible.
- Meteorologythe greatest distance over which it is possible to see under certain atmospheric conditions or different kinds of weather: [uncountable]Visibility was fine.[countable]a visibility of ten miles.
vis•i•bil•i•ty
(viz′ə bil′i tē),USA pronunciation n.
- the state or fact of being visible.
- Meteorologythe relative ability to be seen under given conditions of distance, light, atmosphere, etc.:low visibility due to fog.
- MeteorologyAlso called visual range. the distance at which a given standard object can be seen and identified with the unaided eye.
- the ability to give a relatively large range of unobstructed vision:a windshield with good visibility.
- [Typography.]legibility (def. 2).
- Late Latin vīsibilitās, equivalent. to Latin vīsibili(s) visible + -tās -ty2
- 1575–85
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visibility /ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ/ n
'visibility' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fog
- haze
- hazy
- mist
- white out
- zero
- airlight
- blind
- bright
- bully pulpit
- catholic
- daymark
- destain
- fade-in
- fade-out
- leader cable
- legibility
- louver board
- low
- profile
- protective coloration
- transmissometer
- vis
- visibility meter
- visual range
- whiteout
- zero-zero
- shadowing
- show-through
- sun