Meanings
plural clarities
- countableuncountableThe state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.
She dreamed with great clarity.
2 more examples
The brilliant clarity of his argument could not be faulted.
The clarity of the clean glass was superb.
Synonyms: clearness, translucency, transparency · Antonyms: opacity
- countableuncountableThe ability to be easily understood.
Lack of clarity on the part of the teacher will cause confusion among the students.
Synonyms: clearness, obviousness, transparency · Antonyms: confusion, opacity
- countableuncountableThe ability to think clearly and rationally.
- countableuncountableThe ability to be easily heard.
The singer was praised for the amazing clarity in her voice.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.
nounThe ability to be easily understood.
More synonyms by meaning
nounfree from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinclāritās
- Old Frenchclarté
- Middle Englishclaritee
- Englishclarity
From Middle English claritee, from Old French clarté, from Latin clāritās, from clārus (“clear”); equivalent to clear + -ity.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian чистота, яснота
- чистота (čistota)the state or measure of being clear
- яснота (jasnota)the state or measure of being clear
Catalan claredat
- claredatthe state or measure of being clear
Chinese Mandarin 明晰, 清晰
- 明晰 (míngxī)the state or measure of being clear
- 清晰 (qīngxī)the state or measure of being clear
Czech jasnost
- jasnostthe state or measure of being clear
Danish klarhed
- klarhedthe state or measure of being clear
Dutch helderheid, klaarheid
- helderheidthe state or measure of being clear
- klaarheidthe state or measure of being clear
Esperanto klareco
- klarecothe state or measure of being clear
Finnish selkeys
- selkeysthe state or measure of being clear
French clarté
- clartéthe state or measure of being clear
German Klarheit
- Klarheitthe state or measure of being clear
Greek διαύγεια, σαφήνεια
- διαύγεια (diávgeia)the state or measure of being clear
- σαφήνεια (safíneia)the state or measure of being clear
- καθαρότητα (katharótita)the state or measure of being clear
Hebrew בהירות
- בהירות (behirut)the state or measure of being clear
Irish gléine, glaine
- gléinethe state or measure of being clear
- glainethe state or measure of being clear
- glaineachtthe state or measure of being clear
Italian chiarezza
- chiarezzathe state or measure of being clear
Japanese 明快さ
- 明快さ (meikaisa)the state or measure of being clear
Latin claritudo
- claritudothe state or measure of being clear
Latvian skaidrība, skaidrums
- skaidrībathe state or measure of being clear
- skaidrumsthe state or measure of being clear
Māori māramatanga, pūahoaho
- māramatangathe state or measure of being clear
- pūahoahothe state or measure of being clear
Persian روشنی, وضوح
- روشنی (rowšani)the state or measure of being clear
- وضوح (vozuh)the state or measure of being clear
Polish klarowność, jasność
- klarownośćthe state or measure of being clear
- jasnośćthe state or measure of being clear
Portuguese clareza, claridade
- clarezathe state or measure of being clear
- claridadethe state or measure of being clear
Romanian claritate
- claritatethe state or measure of being clear
Russian я́сность
- я́сность (jásnostʹ)the state or measure of being clear
Slovak jasnosť
- jasnosťthe state or measure of being clear
Spanish claridad
- claridadthe state or measure of being clear
Swedish klarhet
- klarhetthe state or measure of being clear
Thai ความชัดเจน
- ความชัดเจนthe state or measure of being clear
Ukrainian я́сність
- я́сність (jásnistʹ)the state or measure of being clear
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Cite this entry
clarity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clarity
“clarity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clarity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clarity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clarity.
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