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clarity

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clar·i·ty  (klr-t)
n.
1. Clearness of appearance: the clarity of the mountain air.
2. Clearness of thought or style; lucidity: writes with clarity and perception.

[Middle English clarite, brightness, from Latin clrits, clearness, from clrus, clear; see clear.]

clarity [ˈklærɪtɪ]
n
1. clearness, as of expression
2. clearness, as of water
[from Latin clāritās, from clārus clear]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.clarity - free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
comprehensibility, understandability - the quality of comprehensible language or thought
monosemy - having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases
focus - maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"
clearcutness, preciseness - clarity as a consequence of precision
perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness - clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
unambiguity, unequivocalness - clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity
explicitness - clarity as a consequence of being explicit
abstruseness, obscurity, reconditeness, obscureness - the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
2.clarityclarity - the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes"
transparentness, transparence, transparency - the quality of being clear and transparent
semitransparency, translucence, translucency - the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely
visibility - capability of providing a clear unobstructed view; "a windshield with good visibility"
distinctness, sharpness - the quality of being sharp and clear
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
opaqueness, opacity - the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light

clarity
noun
2. transparency, translucency, translucence, clearness, limpidity The first thing to strike me was the incredible clarity of the water.
transparency dullness, murkiness, cloudiness
Quotations
"Everything that can be said can be said clearly" [Ludwig Wittgenstein Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus]
Translations
clarity [ˈklærɪtɪ] N
1. [of statement etc] → claridad f
2. [of image, sound] → claridad f, nitidez f
3. [of water, glass] → claridad f, transparencia f; [of air] → pureza f

clarity [ˈklærɪti] nclarté f

clarity
nKlarheit f

clarity [ˈklærɪtɪ] nchiarezza
clarity [ˈklærɪtɪ] nchiarezza

clarity
n clarity [ˈklӕrəti]
1 the state of being clear or easy to see through water remarkable for its clarity. helderheid وُضوح прозрачност čirost, průzračnost klarhed die Reinheit διαύγεια claridad, limpidez selgus صافی؛ زلالی kirkkaus limpidité בְּהִירוּת स्पष्टता, स्वच्छता jasnoća, bistrina tisztaság kejernihan skÿrleikur; skÿrleiki limpidezza 透明 투명도 skaidrumas dzidrums kejelasan helderheid klarhet klarowność, przezroczystość transparência limpezime прозрачность priezračnosť prozornost bistrina klarhet ความชัดเจน saydamlık, berraklık 清澈 прозорість صفائی، شستگی sự rõ ràng
2 the state of being easy to see, hear or understand She spoke with great clarity. duidelikheid وُضوح яснота jasnost klarhed; tydelighed; præcision die Klarheit ευκρίνεια claridad selgus وضوح selkeys clarté צְלִילוּת स्पष्टता jasnoća bistrina világosság jelas skÿrleikur chiarezza 明快さ 선명함 aiškumas skaidrība kejelasan helderheid klarhet przejrzystość clareza cla­ritate ясность jasnosť jasnost jasnoća tydlighet, klarhet ความชัดเจน açıklık, belirginlik 清晰 ясність; виразність صاف ، شفاف ہونا dễ hiểu


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Lightly indeed his flesh sat upon his soul, and his soul, in its briefness of clarity, knew by its very clarity that the black of cessation was near.
Higher up, in the utter clarity of the western slope, the evening star hung like a lamp suspended by silver chains--like the lamp engraved upon the title-page of old Latin texts, which is always appearing in new heavens, and waking new desires in men.
The human, as apart from the scientific, side (developed in his own volumes) of his epoch-making discoveries is marked with a simplicity, clarity, and good sense beyond praise.
 
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