English Explanatory Dictionary

clearness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Brightness, brilliancy.
  2. Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc.
  3. The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc.
  4. The state of being free from obstruction or interference.

Word forms

clearness clearnesses

Etymology

From Middle English clernesse; equivalent to clear + -ness.

Derived words

clearness committee

Translations

Esperanto: klareco French: clarté German: Klarheit Greek: διαύγεια Greek: καθαρότητα Irish: glaine Irish: trédhearcacht Irish: gile Latin: claritudo Latvian: skaidrība Latvian: skaidrums Latvian: dzidrums Polish: jasność Romanian: claritate Romanian: limpeziciune Spanish: claridad Ottoman Turkish: شفافلق
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