clarity

[klar-i-tee]

noun

1. clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.

   Synonyms: simplicity, exactness, intelligibility

2. the state or quality of being clear or transparent to the eye; pellucidity.

   the clarity of pure water.

clarity

/ ˈklærɪtɪ /

noun

1. clearness, as of expression

2. clearness, as of water

Other Word Forms

• unclarity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of clarity¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English cler(e)te, clar(i)te, from Old French clarte, from Latin clāritāt-, stem of clāritās, equivalent to clear + -ity

Word History and Origins

Origin of clarity¹

C16: from Latin clāritās, from clārus _clear

Example Sentences

Highland Council officials recommended writing to the Home Office to seek "urgent clarity" on the proposals at the start of November.

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It’s ending the year with a bit more clarity on those fronts.

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An FTC spokesman said the agency’s enforcement approach “includes bringing lawsuits to lower the price of healthcare and housing, as well as providing regulatory clarity to markets.”

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“This has been a messy couple of weeks, and this just adds to the obfuscation and lack of clarity—mistrusting everything that comes out of all countries.”

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The results of the September retail sales report and producer price index were a mixed bag and won’t provide much clarity.

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