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clarity

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/
  • UK: /ˈklæɹ.ə.ti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/
  • US: /ˈklɛɹ.ə.ti/
  • US: [ˈklɛɹ.ə.ɾi]
  • Australian: /ˈklæɹ.ə.ti/
  • rhymes with -æɹɪti
  • CMU ARPABET: K L EH1 R AH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: K L EH1 R IH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • She dreamed with great clarity.
  • The brilliant clarity of his argument could not be faulted.
  • The clarity of the clean glass was superb.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clearness, translucency, transparency

Antonyms: opacity

2

noun

Meaning 2

The ability to be easily understood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clearness, obviousness, transparency

Antonyms: confusion, opacity

3

noun

Meaning 3

The ability to think clearly and rationally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The ability to be easily heard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The singer was praised for the amazing clarity in her voice.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the quality of clear water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clearness, uncloudedness

Antonyms: opacity

Broader terms: quality

Narrower terms: transparency, transparence, transparentness, translucence, translucency, semitransparency, visibility, distinctness, sharpness

6

noun

Meaning 6

free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity

Antonyms: obscurity

Broader terms: comprehensibility, understandability

Narrower terms: monosemy, focus, preciseness, clearcutness, perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness, unambiguity, unequivocalness, explicitness

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: qartësi — the state or measure of being clear
  • Albanian: shqipëri — the state or measure of being clear
  • Azerbaijani: aydınlıq — the state or measure of being clear
  • Belarusian: я́снасць (jásnascʹ) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Bulgarian: чистота (čistota) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Bulgarian: яснота (jasnota) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Catalan: claredat — the state or measure of being clear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 明晰 (míngxī) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 清晰 (qīngxī) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Czech: jasnost — the state or measure of being clear
  • Danish: klarhed — the state or measure of being clear
  • Dutch: helderheid — the state or measure of being clear
  • Dutch: klaarheid — the state or measure of being clear
  • Esperanto: klareco — the state or measure of being clear
  • Finnish: selkeys — the state or measure of being clear
  • French: clarté — the state or measure of being clear
  • Galician: claridade — the state or measure of being clear
  • German: Klarheit — the state or measure of being clear
  • Greek: διαύγεια (diávgeia) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Greek: σαφήνεια (safíneia) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Greek: καθαρότητα (katharótita) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Hebrew: בהירות (behirut) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Ido: klareso — the state or measure of being clear
  • Irish: gléine — the state or measure of being clear
  • Irish: glaine — the state or measure of being clear
  • Irish: glaineacht — the state or measure of being clear
  • Italian: chiarezza — the state or measure of being clear
  • Japanese: 明快さ (meikaisa) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Latin: claritudo — the state or measure of being clear
  • Latvian: skaidrība — the state or measure of being clear
  • Latvian: skaidrums — the state or measure of being clear
  • Māori: māramatanga — the state or measure of being clear
  • Māori: pūahoaho — the state or measure of being clear
  • Persian: روشنی (rowšani) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Persian: وضوح (vozuh) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Polish: klarowność — the state or measure of being clear
  • Polish: jasność — the state or measure of being clear
  • Portuguese: clareza — the state or measure of being clear
  • Portuguese: claridade — the state or measure of being clear
  • Romanian: claritate — the state or measure of being clear
  • Russian: я́сность (jásnostʹ) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Slovak: jasnosť — the state or measure of being clear
  • Spanish: claridad — the state or measure of being clear
  • Swedish: klarhet — the state or measure of being clear
  • Telugu: స్పష్టత (spaṣṭata) — the state or measure of being clear
  • Thai: ความชัดเจน — the state or measure of being clear
  • Ukrainian: я́сність (jásnistʹ) — the state or measure of being clear
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