visibility

UK /ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ US /ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/

noun 4

Definitions

noun

The condition of being visible.

The degree to which things may be seen.

The visibility from that angle was good.

The scope within which a variable or function is able to be accessed directly.

Something worthy of being seen; a sight.

‘Sir, I have seen all the visibilities of Paris, and around it; but to have formed an acquaintance with the people there, would have required more time than I could stay.’

Collocations

(noun.) how far you can see

ADJ

clear, good, excellent, high

bad, limited, low, poor, zero

VERB + VISIBILITY

reduce

Heavy fog reduced visibility on the highway, so drivers had to slow down.

VISIBILITY + VERB

be down to sth

During the fog this morning, visibility was down to just a few meters on the highway.

PREP

in ~

The drivers had to slow down because they were operating in poor visibility during the heavy fog.

(noun.) obviousness in public life

ADJ

high

greater, increased, increasing

VERB + VISIBILITY

increase, raise

The new social media campaign helped increase visibility for the local charity among younger people.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — quality or fact or degree of being visible

visibleness

noun — degree of exposure to public notice

profile

Antonyms

invisibility
invisibleness

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The visibility from that angle was good.

Wiktionary

‘Sir, I have seen all the visibilities of Paris, and around it; but to have formed an acquaintance with the people there, would have required more time than I could stay.’

Wiktionary

What's the visibility?

Tatoeba · #280112

Fog has limited visibility to 100 meters.

Tatoeba · #322854

Due to limited visibility, navigation may be difficult.

Tatoeba · #1553210

Visibility was severely restricted in the heavy fog.

Tatoeba · #3279701

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, visibility is marked as obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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