The difference between Illegible and Unreadable

When used as adjectives, illegible means not clear enough to be read, whereas unreadable means that cannot be read or is not easy to read.


check bellow for the other definitions of Illegible and Unreadable

  1. Illegible as an adjective:

    Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.

  1. Unreadable as an adjective:

    That cannot be read or is not easy to read.

    Examples:

    "unreadable handwriting"

    "a machine that cut up secret documents into small unreadable fragments"

    "unreadable charts"

  2. Unreadable as an adjective:

    Not sufficiently interesting to be worth reading.

    Examples:

    "unreadable books"