clearness

/'kliənis/

Thân thiện

The lake's clearness reveals the stones on the bottom.

Definition

Noun: 1. The state or quality of being clear, transparent, or unclouded: This refers to the physical property of a substance, like water or air, that allows light to pass through it easily without distortion. 2. The quality of being easy to perceive, understand, or interpret: This refers to the lack of ambiguity, obscurity, or confusion in communication, thought, or expression. It denotes comprehensibility and lucidity.

Usage Examples

• Referring to physical transparency:
  • The remarkable clearness of the lake allowed us to see the bottom.
  • The clearness of the diamond was exceptional.
• Referring to comprehensibility:
  • The clearness of the professor's explanation helped everyone understand the complex theory.
  • We were impressed by the clearness of her argument in the debate.
  • The document lacked clearness, leading to several misunderstandings.

Advanced Usage

• "With crystal clearness": An emphatic phrase meaning with extreme and perfect clarity.
  • The memory came back to her with crystal clearness.
• Conceptual vs. Physical: The word is often used in abstract or conceptual contexts (clarity of thought, writing, sound) as commonly as in physical ones (clarity of water, glass, sky).

Variants and Related Words

• Clear (adj): Free from cloudiness, obscurity, or ambiguity. (e.g., , a ).
• Clearly (adv): In a clear manner. (e.g., ).
• Clarity (n): A close synonym, often used interchangeably with "clearness," especially regarding comprehensibility. (e.g., ).
• Lucidity (n): Refers specifically to clearness of thought or expression.
• Transparency (n): Primarily refers to the physical property of allowing light to pass through so objects behind can be seen distinctly.

Synonyms

• Comprehensibility: The quality of being able to be understood.
• Lucidity: Clearness of expression or thought.
• Limpidity: (Literary) Clear and transparent, especially for liquids; also used for style.
• Pellucidity: Exceptional clearness and transparency.

Antonyms

• Cloudiness: The state of being opaque or murky.
• Obscurity: The state of being unclear, unknown, or difficult to understand.
• Ambiguity: The quality of being open to more than one interpretation.
• Turbidity: The quality of being cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of clear water
   • when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes
2. free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression

Từ đồng nghĩa

• clarity
• uncloudedness
• lucidity
• lucidness
• pellucidity
• limpidity