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clarity

clarity

30 2.7
How easy it is to see through something like clean water
  • noun
  • /ˈklærɪti/
translation icon : transparencia
  • That indicates the overall theme of the reading, and it can give clarity to the other cards.
  • role clarity
  • visual clarity
  • enhance the clarity

And I was like blown away with the clarity, how it looked.

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Examples

  • The whole sea floor was visible in the clarity of water that day.

  • Each speaking experience needs to possess clarity in objectives and follow recommended criteria.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I see it with stunning clarity.

  • I'm having a rare moment of clarity.

  • Suddenly, the racing panic in his heart stilled; a crystal clarity of vision came over him.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • For Fall, with its brisk air and clarity of light, rekindled the feeling of possibility.

  • The judges look for three things: symmetry, proportion and the size and clarity of each muscle group.

  • Four sets of classifications were compared and evaluated for their clarity and impartiality.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Trust is the container out of which the qualities of wisdom grow: clarity, objectivity, discernment, and detachment.

    Academic text (1990)
  • On a clear day, the clarity of the lake allowed us to see the fish swimming beneath the surface.

Synonyms

transparency
vsclarity
146 3.7

Being clear so people can see or understand how something works

is focused on physical visible purity rather than on ease of understanding
plainness
vsclarity
1 3.7

Being clear and easy to understand

applies to physical visible purity and absence of cloudiness rather than expression
clearness
vsclarity
2.2

How easy something is to see through, like clean water

is broader meaning visible appearance quality rather than just purity of liquids
uncloudedness
vsclarity
9.2

The quality of being clear so you can see or understand something

is about visible appearance including freedom from impurities and turbidity
transparentness
vsclarity
5.6

How clear something is so you can see through it

is more about lack of cloudiness and impurities than about light passage

Antonyms

4 7.0

How much light or other rays something does not let through

turbidity
  • Specialized
1 9.0

A cloudiness in water that small bits of dirt cause

1 3.2

A liquid or the sky that is not clear because it has small bits in it

How Clear

transparency
  • Specialized
5 4.6
clarity
30 2.7
cloudiness
1 3.2

Surface Forms

clarity singular
clarities plural

Morphology

clarity = clear (semi-transparent) = clar + ity

The noun is derived from 'clear' + '-ity', but the stem changes (clear → clar-) and spelling shift may make the relation less obvious to learners.

Etymology

Clarity comes from the old Latin word clarus meaning 'clear' or 'bright', and is like the English word clear, which gives the picture of water you can look through. So clarity for water means it is not cloudy and you can see through it.