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   Clar·i·ty

   /ˈklerədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being coherent and intelligible: "for the sake of clarity, each of these strategies is dealt with separately" Similar luciditylucidnessclearnessperspicuityintelligibilitycomprehensibilitycoherencesimplicityplainnessexplicitnesslack of ambiguityprecisionOpposite obscurityvagueness
   • ▪ the quality of being certain or definite: "it was clarity of purpose that he needed"
   • 2. the quality of transparency or purity: "the crystal clarity of water" Similar limpiditylimpidnessclearnesstransparencytranslucencepellucidityglassinesspurityrare:transpicuousnessOpposite opacitymurkiness
   • ▪ the quality of being easy to see or hear; sharpness of image or sound: "the clarity of the picture" Similar sharpnessclearnesscrispnessdefinitiondistinctnessprecisionOpposite blurriness

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘glory, divine splendor’): from Latin claritas, from clarus ‘clear’. The current sense dates from the early 17th century.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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