clarity
pronunciation
How to pronounce clarity in British English:
UK [ˈklærəti]
How to pronounce clarity in American English:
US [ˈklærəti]
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- Noun:
- free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
- the quality of clear water
Word Origin
- clarity (n.)
- c. 1300, clarte "brightness," from Old French clarté "clarity, brightness," from Latin claritas "brightness, splendor," also, of sounds, "clearness;" figuratively "celebrity, renown, fame," from clarare "make clear," from clarus "clear" (see clear (adj.)). Modern form is early 15c., perhaps a reborrowing from Latin. Meaning "clearness" is from 1610s.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Those who opposed it demanded greater clarity and certainty .
- 2. The result will be confusion , not clarity .
- 3. Throughout theprocess if one stays open there is clarity .
- 4. Another case may also bring more legal clarity .
- 5. The interview has been edited for length and clarity .