noun
visibility
vihz-uh-BIHL-ih-tee
noun
1
The state or degree of being able to be seen.
"Visibility dropped to almost nothing in the thick fog."
2
In programming, the scope within which something like a variable can be accessed.
"Marking the field private restricts its visibility to that class only."
How to Use Visibility
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow easily something can be seen — literally (fog, distance) or figuratively (public attention, code access).
Common pairings
poor visibility
low visibility
increase visibility
Word Forms
visibilities plural
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Etymology
From visible plus the noun-forming suffix -ity, via Late Latin visibilitas.