noun

• 1The state of being able to see or be seen.

  ‘a reduction in police presence and visibility on the streets’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Last week we reported that the police planned a more ‘high level, high visibility presence to tackle street crime’.’
  • ‘Brooks has been able to increase visibility and increase sales with minimum impact on her pocketbook.’
  • ‘People demand greater Garda visibility and presence on the streets at night.’
  • ‘The near-zero visibility of police personnel on the streets is one of the factors that prompt robbers to strike on busy roads.’
  • ‘If they are wearing dark clothes or costumes, add reflective material to improve their visibility to motorists.’
  • ‘What was most remarkable was the presence and visibility of the top brass from the organizations participating.’
  • ‘Police have returned to patrol local streets on foot and on bikes after sustained community pressure for higher visibility policing.’
  • ‘Police have investigated reports of robbery and stone throwing, and in October 2000 the park was given high visibility policing.’
  • ‘The new measures to increase police visibility were put to the Home Office in a report by the Police Superintendents' Association.’
  • ‘He said residents of Thornhill had expressly asked for greater visibility of police on their estate.’
  • ‘His works from small to large, are arranged to have maximum visibility and viewing comforts.’
  • ‘A reflective vest increases your visibility significantly when you are out of the car.’
  • ‘Surely, the more people on the march, the stronger the presence and visibility, the better?’
  • ‘Measures already in place include extra security at the station, including high visibility patrols by police and community support officers.’
  • ‘But last night the area was swamped with youth workers, while Humberside Police maintained high visibility patrols.’
  • ‘Parking attendants could be badged as street wardens too, and there could be high visibility, branded vehicles.’
  • ‘Street wardens might not have the power or status of the police, but they will have visibility.’
  • ‘These lights enhance your visibility especially in severe weather conditions.’
  • ‘This also improved visibility from the flight deck during taxiing and takeoff.’
  • ‘The group says that parked cars on one side of Devonshire Street appear to be impeding visibility for vehicles pulling out of Suresnes Road.’

  Synonyms

  blatantness, flagrancy, obviousness, patentness, manifestness, barefacedness, shamelessness, brazenness, boldness, unmistakableness, clearness, clarity, plainness, visibility, distinctness, apparentness, perceptibility, discernibility, palpability

  1. 1.1The distance one can see as determined by light and weather conditions.
     ‘visibility was down to 15 yards’
     More example sentences

     • ‘Most accidents in the past two months were the result of poor visibility because of rainy conditions, she said.’
     • ‘The information may also be passed on to divers, who are working in arduous conditions, battling poor weather and visibility as well as up to four metres of silt.’
     • ‘The rear lights have adaptive infrared control which adjusts the brightness of the LED diodes to match visibility and weather conditions.’
     • ‘You will dive in calm conditions in which poor visibility is made up for by the abundance of macro wildlife.’
     • ‘The weather is unpredictable and visibility can often be poor.’
     • ‘Wet weather and poor visibility increases the need to have items like brakes and tyres in perfect working order.’
     • ‘Path clear in good weather, but poor visibility would require OS Explorer map and compass.’
     • ‘Regional Airport was 7,000 ft overcast with seven miles visibility in light rain.’
     • ‘The howling wind and driving rain had created zero visibility conditions.’
     • ‘The system even accommodates reduced visibility in changing light conditions thanks to a rain/light sensor.’
     • ‘With clear skies and unlimited visibility, weather was not determined to be a factor.’
     • ‘State what were the conditions of sea, weather and visibility at the time of the accident.’
     • ‘It was raining and the light was poor, but underwater visibility wasn't bad.’
     • ‘We were below the weather, with good visibility, but the field wasn't there.’
     • ‘Always check weather and visibility with a local dive centre before setting off.’
     • ‘Airborne ash can diminish visibility, damage flight control systems and may cause engine failure.’
     • ‘As well as the obvious increased air pollution and reduced visibility, local bushfires are a potential health concern.’
     • ‘As visibility decreased dramatically, transport in the capital became virtually impossible and accidents multiplied.’
     • ‘Motorists should be particularly wary of spray from other vehicles reducing visibility and the possibility of aquaplaning on roads slick with water.’
     • ‘‘It's important you have clear visibility of other vehicles on the road and that they can see you,’ he said.’
     Synonyms

     sight, perspective, field of vision, range of vision, vision, visibility, eyeshot
  2. 1.2The degree to which something has attracted general attention; prominence.
     ‘the issue began to lose its visibility’
     More example sentences

     • ‘Her visibility attracts plenty of attention at the post office from coworkers and customers, she says.’
     • ‘Women's eNews today has a commentary on the lack of visibility of prominent women in the media.’
     • ‘By giving use and visibility to the general usage of metadata, there's an incentive to converge on the same vocabulary.’
     • ‘A disproportionate amount of the lower visibility general assignment positions have historically gone to women and minorities.’
     • ‘Indeed, today, storage management has such prominence and visibility that it is now seen to be a major focus of corporate attention.’
     • ‘It will also be good for the company's visibility in general.’
     • ‘It has given us a degree of visibility to the public and given reassurance to the passengers and the company itself.’
     • ‘An unlikely tenet of her new strategy: boost the visibility of prominent blacks and other minorities.’
     • ‘Besides shocking me, it got me to thinking about the value of various types of products and their visibility in use.’
     • ‘The prestige and visibility of the White House gives them a powerful natural advantage.’
     • ‘We use them as a marketing office, to talk about the products and create some visibility.’
     • ‘City pages of newspapers are filled with high visibility advertisements for new products.’
     • ‘Women have worked to gain recognition, access, and visibility in the leadership ranks of higher education.’
     • ‘Cyber security has grown in importance and visibility, and political clout.’
     • ‘Can these structures retain their radical visibility and accessibility within political contexts?’
     • ‘Growing cultural visibility reflects very real changes in the status of homosexuality throughout the Western world.’
     • ‘Because of her visibility, she is no longer able to work as an undercover agent.’
     • ‘The group has many attractions, notably its high visibility, industry leading presence and devout customer loyalty.’
     • ‘The Internet allows individuals to maintain a Web site and have the same global visibility as a major corporation.’
     • ‘Monsanto knows better than any other corporation the costs of visibility.’
     Synonyms

     fame, celebrity, eminence, pre-eminence, importance, distinction, greatness, note, notability, prestige, stature, standing, position, rank, renown, repute, illustriousness, acclaim, influence, account, consequence, visibility