English Explanatory Dictionary

crystal clear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Completely clear (in various senses).
  2. Without ambiguity or doubt; completely understood.
  3. Visually clear, a sharp image, of high acuity.
  4. Very translucent or transparent.
  5. Having no clouds.
  6. Aurally clear.

Pronunciation

en-au-crystal clear.ogg

Word forms

crystal clear more crystal clear crystal clearer most crystal clear crystal clearest crystal-clear

Etymology

From Middle English cristal cleer. Emphatic form of clear in visual and metaphorical “understandable” senses. Compare clear as a bell (“very clear (of sound)”).

Synonyms

pellucid plain as day obvious clear as crystal

Derived words

crystal clearly crystally clear

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 淺顯易懂 /浅显易懂 Chinese Mandarin: 顯而易見 /显而易见 Czech: nad slunce jasný Finnish: kristallinkirkas German: sonnenklar German: glasklar German: kristallklar German: sternenklar Hungarian: kristálytiszta Italian: chiarissimo Italian: chiaro e limpido Italian: chiaro come il sole Italian: cristallino Javanese: cetha wela-wela Norwegian Bokmål: krystallklar Norwegian Nynorsk: krystallklar Norwegian Nynorsk: krystallklår Russian: криста́льно я́сный Spanish: con claridad meridiana Spanish: meridiano Swedish: glasklar
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