clearness
/'kliənis/
Definition
Noun: 1. The state or quality of being clear, transparent, or unclouded: This refers to the physical property of a substance, like water or air, that allows light to pass through it easily without distortion. 2. The quality of being easy to perceive, understand, or interpret: This refers to the lack of ambiguity, obscurity, or confusion in communication, thought, or expression. It denotes comprehensibility and lucidity.
Usage Examples
- Referring to physical transparency:
- The remarkable clearness of the lake allowed us to see the bottom.
- The clearness of the diamond was exceptional.
- Referring to comprehensibility:
- The clearness of the professor's explanation helped everyone understand the complex theory.
- We were impressed by the clearness of her argument in the debate.
- The document lacked clearness, leading to several misunderstandings.
Advanced Usage
- "With crystal clearness": An emphatic phrase meaning with extreme and perfect clarity.
- The memory came back to her with crystal clearness.
- Conceptual vs. Physical: The word is often used in abstract or conceptual contexts (clarity of thought, writing, sound) as commonly as in physical ones (clarity of water, glass, sky).
Variants and Related Words
- Clear (adj): Free from cloudiness, obscurity, or ambiguity. (e.g., , a ).
- Clearly (adv): In a clear manner. (e.g., ).
- Clarity (n): A close synonym, often used interchangeably with "clearness," especially regarding comprehensibility. (e.g., ).
- Lucidity (n): Refers specifically to clearness of thought or expression.
- Transparency (n): Primarily refers to the physical property of allowing light to pass through so objects behind can be seen distinctly.
Synonyms
- Comprehensibility: The quality of being able to be understood.
- Lucidity: Clearness of expression or thought.
- Limpidity: (Literary) Clear and transparent, especially for liquids; also used for style.
- Pellucidity: Exceptional clearness and transparency.
Antonyms
- Cloudiness: The state of being opaque or murky.
- Obscurity: The state of being unclear, unknown, or difficult to understand.
- Ambiguity: The quality of being open to more than one interpretation.
- Turbidity: The quality of being cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter.
Noun
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the quality of clear water
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when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes
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free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
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