clarity

English

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishclaritee,fromOld Frenchclarté,fromLatinclāritās,fromclārus(“clear”);equivalent toclear+‎-ity.

Pronunciation

• (UK)IPA^(key):/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/,/ˈklæɹ.ə.ti/

• Audio(Southern England):

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• (US)IPA^(key):/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/,/ˈklɛɹ.ə.ti/,[ˈklɛɹ.ə.ɾi]
• (General Australian)IPA^(key):/ˈklæɹ.ə.ti/
• Rhymes:-æɹɪti

Noun

clarity(countableanduncountable,pluralclarities)

1. The state or measure of beingclear,either inappearance,thoughtorstyle;lucidity.

   She dreamed with greatclarity.

   The brilliantclarityof his argument could not be faulted.

2. The ability to be easily understood.

   Synonyms:clearness,obviousness,transparency

   Antonym:confusion

   Lack ofclarityon the part of the teacher will cause confusion among the students.

3. The ability to think clearly and rationally.
4. The ability to be easily heard.

   The singer was praised for the amazingclarityin her voice.

Derived terms

• disclarity
• hyperclarity
• inclarity
• moment of clarity
• post-nut clarity
• unclarity

Translations

the state or measure of being clear

• Albanian:qartësi(sq),shqipëri
• Azerbaijani:aydınlıq
• Belarusian:я́снасцьf(jásnascʹ)
• Bulgarian:чистота(bg)f(čistota),яснота(bg)f(jasnota)
• Catalan:claredat(ca)f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Minh tích(zh)(míngxī),Thanh tích(zh)(qīngxī)

• Czech:jasnostf
• Dutch:helderheid(nl)f,klaarheid(nl)f
• Esperanto:klareco(eo)
• Finnish:selkeys(fi)
• French:clarté(fr)f
• Galician:claridade(gl)f
• German:Klarheit(de)f
• Greek:διαύγεια(el)f(diávgeia),σαφήνεια(el)f(safíneia),καθαρότητα(el)f(katharótita)
• Hebrew:בהירותf(behirut)
• Ido:klareso(io)
• Irish:gléinef,glainef
• Italian:chiarezza(it)f
• Japanese:Minh khoái さ(めいかいさ, meikaisa)
• Latin:claritudof
• Latvian:skaidrībaf,skaidrumsm
• Maori:māramatanga,pūahoaho
• Persian:روشنی(fa)(rowšani),وضوح(fa)(vozuh)
• Polish:klarowność(pl)f,jasność(pl)f
• Portuguese:clareza(pt)f,claridade(pt)f
• Romanian:claritate(ro)
• Russian:я́сность(ru)f(jásnostʹ)
• Slovak:jasnosťf
• Spanish:claridad(es)f
• Swedish:klarhet(sv)
• Telugu:స్పష్టత(te)(spaṣṭata)
• Ukrainian:я́сність(uk)f(jásnistʹ)

Anagrams

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