clarity

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clarity

  • /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/ UK
  • /ˈklæɹ.ə.ti/ UK
  • /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/ US
  • /ˈklɛɹ.ə.ti/ US
  • [ˈklɛɹ.ə.ɾi] US
  • /ˈklæɹ.ə.ti/ Australia

Rhymes with -æɹɪti

Where it comes from

From Middle English claritee, from Old French clarté, from Latin clāritās, from clārus (“clear”); equivalent to clear + -ity.

noun clarities

  1. countable, uncountable The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity. She dreamed with great clarity.

    Similar: clearness, translucency, transparency · Opposite: opacity

  2. countable, uncountable The ability to be easily understood. Lack of clarity on the part of the teacher will cause confusion among the students.

    Similar: clearness, obviousness, transparency · Opposite: confusion, opacity

  3. countable, uncountable The ability to think clearly and rationally.
  4. countable, uncountable The ability to be easily heard. The singer was praised for the amazing clarity in her voice.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lucidity, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity, uncloudedness, clear-sightedness, clear-headedness, perceptiveness, insight, visibility, explicit, explicitly, elucidation, specificity, elucidate, transparency

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noun the state or measure of being clear

Españolclaridad
日本語明快さ meikaisa
中文明晰 míngxī, 清晰 qīngxī
Portuguêsclareza, claridade
Françaisclarté
DeutschKlarheit
Italianochiarezza
Ελληνικάδιαύγεια diávgeia, σαφήνεια safíneia, καθαρότητα katharótita
Românăclaritate
Русскийя́сность jásnostʹ
עבריתבהירות behirut

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@misc{clarity_2026,
  title = {clarity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clarity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}