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clarity

clarity

152 3.0
How easy it is to understand what someone says or writes
  • noun
  • /ˈklærɪti/
translation icon : claridad
  • For effective communication, it is essential to maintain clarity in your message.
  • lack of clarity
  • improve clarity
  • conceptual clarity

I could at least sort of bring clarity and rule things out, right.

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Examples

  • The tenure-and-promotion policy for university faculty often lacks clarity, even if it has existed for many decades.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Careful listening is related to the clarity of ideas presented in the ongoing activity.

    Academic text (2015)
  • We can, we can work on clarity about what we're doing.

  • I could at least sort of bring clarity and rule things out, right.

  • People love clarity and we all love clarity.

  • And with this clarity, now, now we take decisions.

  • So hopefully this video has brought some clarity to group stuff.

  • It's very important that you answer them honestly and with as much clarity as possible.

  • To do well in the different curriculum areas, pupils must speak with clarity and understanding.

    Academic text (2011)
  • High performers seek clarity more often than their peers.

Synonyms

transparency
vsclarity
146 3.7

Being clear so people can see or understand how something works

is focused purely on ease of understanding rather than visibility
simplicity
vsclarity
63 1.7

Being easy to understand and not complicated

is the general quality of being easy to understand beyond lack of complexity
lucidity
vsclarity
7 6.0

Clear thinking or speech that is easy to understand

is the broader quality of being easy to understand
readability
vsclarity
6 3.5

How easy text is to read and understand

is the general quality of being easy to understand, beyond text
legibility
vsclarity
2 4.1

How easy handwriting or print is to read

applies more widely to understanding in any form, not just text
intelligibility
vsclarity
1 6.5

The ease with which people understand speech or writing

is the general notion of easy understanding across uses
1 5.0

Being direct and honest without hiding what you think

focuses on general understandability rather than honesty or intent
clearness
vsclarity
1 1.4

How easy something is to understand, for example an explanation

is the same idea expressed by the key concept
explicitness
vsclarity
1 6.4

A clear and exact way of saying something so people cannot misunderstand

is about general clarity, not only explicit statement style
crispness
vsclarity
1 3.8

Direct, clear style in speech and writing that makes meaning easy

is the broader ease of understanding rather than just directness
comprehensibility
vsclarity
1 4.2

How easy something is for people to understand

is the core quality described more generally by the key
plainness
vsclarity
1 3.7

Being clear and easy to understand

is the broader quality of being easy to understand in many contexts
perspicuity
vsclarity
  • Formal
1 9.5

A clear and simple way of saying something so people understand

is the wider quality of being easy to understand
distinctness
vsclarity
1 5.5

How clear and easy to recognize a shape or sound is

is the general sense of being easy to understand, not only sharpness
lucency
vsclarity
8.2

How clear and easy someone's words or ideas are to understand

covers the same readability but as the general quality
lucidness
vsclarity
4.4

A clear and easy to understand way of speaking or writing

refers to the general property of being easy to understand
perspicuousness
vsclarity
  • Formal
9.9

Clear and easy to understand in writing or speech

is the overall trait of being easy to understand
pellucidity
vsclarity
  • Formal
9.9

Clear speech or writing that makes ideas easy to understand

is the general label for being easy to understand
limpidity
vsclarity
7.4

Clear and simple writing or speech that is easy to understand

is the broader sense of being easy to understand
understandability
vsclarity
3.4

How easy something is to follow and make sense of

is the general quality of being clear and easy to understand
unambiguity
vsclarity
6.7

A clear meaning that leaves no doubt

covers general ease of understanding, not only lack of ambiguity
unequivocalness
vsclarity
  • Formal
8.4

Clear quality that lets people understand only one meaning

is the broader ease of understanding, not only single interpretation
clearcutness
vsclarity
8.8

How clear and easy to understand something is

is the general quality of being easy to understand rather than decisive
definitiveness
vsclarity
6.2

A clear and final quality that leaves no doubt

is about overall ease of understanding, not finality
preciseness
vsclarity
4.6

Being exact and clear about small details

focuses on general ease of understanding rather than exact precision
explainability
vsclarity
4.8

How easy it is for people to understand how something works

is the intrinsic quality of being easy to understand without explanation
intuitiveness
vsclarity
5.2

How easy something is to understand or use without help

focuses on general ease of understanding, not ease of use without instruction

Antonyms

389 1.8

A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do

57 6.3

A lack of clear meaning that allows people to understand it in different ways

5 7.4

Hard to understand or see, making people feel confused

How Clear

clarity
152 3.0
obscurity
5 7.4
vagueness
8 6.1

Surface Forms

clarity singular
clarities plural

Morphology

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

The meaning ('quality of being clear') is directly built from 'clear' + '-ity', but the stem spelling change (clear → clar-) may obscure the connection for learners.

Etymology

Clarity comes from the old Latin word clarus meaning 'clear' or 'bright', and is like the English word clear, which helps you picture an idea you can easily see in your mind. So when we speak of clarity in writing or speech, we mean it is easy to understand.