Meanings
nounclarification (countable and uncountable, plural clarifications)
plural clarifications
- countableuncountableThe act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
The clarification of wine.
- countableuncountableThe act of freeing from obscurities; disambiguation.
Your ideas deserve clarification.
- countableuncountableAn explanatory comment on, or question about, a point of obscurity.
Let me make just one clarification: did he kiss her, or did she kiss him?
- countableuncountablejournalismA small piece of writing supplemental to a previously published text, intended to disambiguate, explain away obscurities, but not contradict or emend the text (as would a correction).
- countableuncountableClarity, transparency, mutual understanding; to be clear.
So, just for clarification, you're saying your Chihuahua ate your homework?
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
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Origin
- Latinclārificātiō
- Middle Frenchclarification
- Englishclarification
Borrowed from Middle French clarification, from Latin clārificātiō.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَوْضِيح, تَرْوِيق
- تَوْضِيح (tawḍīḥ)clarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- تَرْوِيق (tarwīq)physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
- تَصْفِيَة (taṣfiya)physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
Bulgarian изясняване, избистряне
- изясняване (izjasnjavane)clarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- избистряне (izbistrjane)physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
Catalan aclariment, clarificació
- aclarimentclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- clarificacióphysical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
Dutch opheldering, verduidelijking
- ophelderingclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- verduidelijkingclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- klaringphysical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
Finnish tarkennus, täsmennys
- tarkennusclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- täsmennysclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- selkeytysclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- selkiytysclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- selvennysclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- selkeytysphysical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
French clarification, clarification
- clarificationclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- clarificationphysical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
German Erläuterung, Verdeutlichung
- Erläuterungclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- Verdeutlichungclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
Greek διευκρίνιση, αποσαφήνιση
- διευκρίνιση (diefkrínisi)clarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- αποσαφήνιση (aposafínisi)clarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- διαύγαση (diávgasi)physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
Hindi स्पष्टीकरण
- स्पष्टीकरण (spaṣṭīkraṇ)clarification of ideas, meaning, etc
Hungarian tisztázás, pontosítás
- tisztázásclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- pontosításclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- egyértelműsítésclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- derítésphysical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
- szűrésphysical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
- tisztításphysical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
Italian chiarimento, chiarificazione
- chiarimentoclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- chiarificazioneclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- chiarificazionephysical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
Norwegian Bokmål avklaring
- avklaringclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
Polish klaryfikacja
- klaryfikacjaclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
Portuguese clarificação, clarificação
- clarificaçãoclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- clarificaçãophysical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
Romanian clarificare
- clarificareclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
Russian проясне́ние, поясне́ние
- проясне́ние (projasnénije)clarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- поясне́ние (pojasnénije)clarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- объясне́ние (obʺjasnénije)clarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- разъясне́ние (razʺjasnénije)clarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- осветле́ние (osvetlénije)physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
- очище́ние (očiščénije)physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
- очи́стка (očístka)physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
Spanish clarificación, aclaración
- clarificaciónclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- aclaraciónclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- esclarecimientoclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- clarificaciónphysical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
Swedish förtydligande
- förtydligandeclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
Tagalog paglilinaw, klaripikasyon
- paglilinawclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- klaripikasyonclarification of ideas, meaning, etc
Ukrainian роз'я́снення, очи́щення
- роз'я́снення (rozʺjásnennja)clarification of ideas, meaning, etc
- очи́щення (očýščennja)physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
- осві́тлення (osvítlennja)physical clarification (wine, butter, etc.)
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with clarification
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APA
clarification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clarification
MLA
“clarification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clarification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clarification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clarification.
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