crystal clear
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3.1
- adjective
- /ˈkrɪstl klɪr/
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- The water in the lake is crystal clear, making it easy to see the fish swimming beneath the surface.
- crystal clear water
Their shades have durable frames and crystal clear optics, making them the perfect choice.
- Their shades have durable frames and crystal clear optics, making them the perfect choice.
- This tank is crystal clear right now, but soon it will be black full of fish.
- Imagine it's like a crystal clear sky open.
- Vast ocean, warm, loving, crystal clear.
Examples
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Luscious green grass and crystal clear lakes surround many of the homes.
Fiction book (1990) -
The photographs themselves are crystal clear.
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The water there is crystal clear.
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The sky was crystal clear and the air was very dry.
Academic text (2007) -
This tank is crystal clear right now, but soon it will be black full of fish.
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The forest was lush, the river ran crystal clear.
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The rivers flow crystal clear, so clear you can pluck the salmon out with your bare hands.
Fiction book (1991) -
I eased into the crystal-clear water until I was waist-deep and slowly moved forward.
Fiction book (2002) -
Furthermore, it features warm, crystal-clear water, perfect for scuba diving and submarine hunting.
Blog text (18) -
The night was crystal clear with a bright, gibbous moon poking in and out amid scudding clouds.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
Free from things that block sight or movement
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3.2
Clear enough to see things behind it, like glass
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3.9
Thin material that lets you see what is behind it
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6.3
Very clear and see-through so you can see fine details
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7.4
Very clear and easy to see through like clean water
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4.8
Clear like water or glass so you can see through it
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9.9
Very clear water or glass that lets you see objects behind it
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9.9
Clear and see-through like glass
Very clear and easy to understand
Very clear and bright like a piece of glass
Antonyms
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
crystal + clear
The meaning 'extremely obvious or perfectly clear' is directly derived from combining 'crystal' (a highly transparent substance) with 'clear' (visible/unobstructed or understandable), so the phrase's image straightforwardly intensifies clarity. This compositional adjectival intensification is cross-linguistically common, making it predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Crystal clear comes from the image of a bright, perfect crystal, like a glass you can see through, where light passes and you can see everything under it. That's why it means 'completely transparent' and easy to see through.