adjective

1. inclined to read or study
2. made or used for reading

noun

1. the act or practice of a person who reads; perusal, as of books
2. a public entertainment at which literary material is read aloud
3. the extent to which a person has read
4. material read or meant to be read
5. the amount measured as by a barometer or thermometer
6. the form of a specified word, sentence, or passage in a particular edition of a literary work
7. a particular interpretation or performance, as of something written or composed