What does "clearness" mean?
Brightness, brilliancy.
Clearness
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Brightness, brilliancy.
- Grammar: clearness is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: clarity, lucidity, pellucidity, apparentness.
- Useful contrasts: faint tint, invisible, ambiguity.
- Usage evidence: Clearness should be a guiding principle of every technical writer.
How to use "clearness"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Brightness, brilliancy. obsolete, uncountable, usually
"Thenne sayd he Fair swete fader Ihesu Cryst yf euer I dyd thyng that pleasyd the lord / for thy pyte ne haue me not in despyte for my synnes done afore tyme / and that thou shewe me some thynge of that I seke / And with that he sawe the chamber dore open and there came oute a grete clerenes / that the hows was as bryghte as all torches of the world had ben there"
- 2 the quality of clear water wordnet
- 3 Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc. uncountable, usually
"The daily press is the evil principle of the modern world, and time will only serve to disclose this fact with greater and greater clearness."
- 4 free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression wordnet
- 5 The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc. uncountable, usually
"The clearness of the water meant I could still see the key lying on the river-bed."
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- 6 The state of being free from obstruction or interference. uncountable, usually
"The clearness of the path made for an easy hike."
Antonyms
Example
"Clearness should be a guiding principle of every technical writer."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "clearness"?
Common synonyms include: clarity, lucidity, pellucidity, apparentness, ceiling, chastity.
How do you use "clearness" in a sentence?
Clearness should be a guiding principle of every technical writer.
Etymology
From Middle English clernesse; equivalent to clear + -ness.