clarity

English

Etymology

From Middle English claritee, borrowed from Old French clarté, from Latin clāritās, from clārus (“clear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæɹɪti/
• Rhymes: -æɹɪti

Noun

clarity (countable and uncountable, plural clarities)

1. The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.

   She dreamed, with great clarity, that she had been seen her own death.

   Lack of clarity on the part of the teacher will cause confusion among the students.

   Synonyms: clearness, obviousness, transparency

   Antonym: confusion

Translations

the state or measure of being clear

• Belarusian: я́снасць f (jásnascʹ)
• Bulgarian: чистота (bg) f (čistota), яснота (bg) f (jasnota)
• Catalan: claredat (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 明晰 (zh) (míngxī), 清晰 (zh) (qīngxī)

• Czech: jasnost f
• Dutch: helderheid (nl) f, klaarheid (nl) f
• Esperanto: klareco (eo)
• Finnish: selkeys (fi)
• French: clarté (fr) f
• German: Klarheit (de) f
• Greek: διαύγεια (el) f (diávgeia), σαφήνεια (el) f (safíneia), καθαρότητα (el) f (katharótita)
• Hebrew: בהירות f (behirut)
• Irish: gléine f
• Italian: chiarezza (it) f
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• Japanese: 明快さ (めいかいさ, meikaisa)
• Latin: claritudo f
• Latvian: skaidrība f, skaidrums m
• Maori: māramatanga, pūahoaho
• Persian: روشنی (fa) (roušani), 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: jasnosť f
• Spanish: claridad (es) f
• Swedish: klarhet (sv)
• Telugu: స్పష్టత (te) (spaṣṭata)
• Ukrainian: я́сність (uk) f (jásnistʹ)

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