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clarity

/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/US/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/

clarity noun: the state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.

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Noun

clarity (countable and uncountable, plural clarities)

  1. The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.
    • She dreamed with great clarity.
    • The brilliant clarity of his argument could not be faulted.
    Antonyms:
    opacity
  2. The ability to be easily understood.
    • Lack of clarity on the part of the teacher will cause confusion among the students.
    Antonyms:
    confusion, opacity
  3. The ability to think clearly and rationally.
  4. The ability to be easily heard.
    • The singer was praised for the amazing clarity in her voice.

clarity meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

clarity in Tamil

clarity, transparency, filtered
தெளிவு teḷivu

clarity in Marathi

स्पष्टता, सुस्पष्टता

clarity in Urdu

صفائی, صراحت, وضاحت

clarity in Bengali

নির্মলতা
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clarity in Telugu
స్పష్టత spaṣṭata
clarity in Malayalam
താരം tāraṁ, തെളിവ് teḷivŭ, തെളിച്ചം teḷiccaṁ, വെളിവ് veḷivŭ
clarity in Kannada
ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟತೆ, ಸ್ಫುಟತೆ, ತೆಳ್ಪು
clarity in Punjabi
ਸਪਸ਼ਟਤਾ, ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟਤਾ
clarity in Odia
ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟତା
clarity in Nepali
स्पष्टता
clarity in Persian
روشنی rowšani, وضوح vozuh
clarity in Thai
ความชัดเจน

Examples of clarity in a sentence

  • The singer was known for astounding clarity over her entire five-octave range.
  • Some of the usage prescriptions improved clarity and were kept; others that yielded discordant violations of idiom were eventually revised.
  • You must establish that a translingual approach is rhetorically justified, critically relevant, and communicates ideas with clarity.

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Synonyms of clarity

Antonyms

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Forms of clarity

pluralclarities

Origin of clarity

From Middle English claritee, from Old French clarté, from Latin clāritās, from clārus (“clear”); equivalent to clear + -ity.

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Phrases with clarity

Words that rhyme with clarity

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Questions about clarity

What does clarity mean?
Clarity means the state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.
What is clarity in Tamil?
Clarity in Tamil is தெளிவு (teḷivu). See Clarity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clarity?
Clarity is a noun.
How do you pronounce clarity?
Clarity is pronounced /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/ (UK).
What is the plural of clarity?
The plural of clarity is clarities.

Words near clarity in the dictionary

  1. Claritin
  2. claritive
  3. claritromycin
  4. claritude
  5. claritudes
  6. clarity
  7. clark
  8. Clark cell
  9. Clark cells
  10. Clark County
  11. Clark electrode

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: clarity (page history and authors); தெளிவு (Tamil) (page history and authors); clarity (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clarity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); clarity (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); താരം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); clarity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); clarity (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clarity (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clarity (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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