clarity
Americannoun
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clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- Synonyms:
- simplicity, exactness, intelligibility
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the state or quality of being clear or transparent to the eye; pellucidity.
the clarity of pure water.
noun
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clearness, as of expression
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clearness, as of water
Other Word Forms
- unclarity noun
Etymology
Origin of clarity
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
Example Sentences
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Investors rode into 2026 hopeful that a cocktail of lower interest rates, tax breaks, easing inflation and tariff clarity would loosen up consumer spending.
From MarketWatch
Eli Lilly has yet to support a formal bid to Abivax’s board as it awaits clarity from French regulators on whether a bid would be subject to France’s foreign investment rules, the outlet reported.
From Barron's
“Against that backdrop, safe-haven demand is likely to remain intact until tensions in Iran cool and greater clarity emerges around these broader geopolitical flashpoints, keeping the near-term gold forecast positive.”
From MarketWatch
“I felt it just wasn’t bringing me much in the way of clarity or new direction,” he told Britain’s Guardian newspaper in 2025.
“He’s half asleep and he lacks clarity and definition,” Hiddleston says.
From Los Angeles Times
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