Clearness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Clearness is a noun meaning Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc.
Meaning
Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc.
More Meanings
- The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc.
- The state of being free from obstruction or interference.
- (obsolete) Brightness, brilliancy.
Example Sentences
The clearness of the path made for an easy hike.
The clearness of the water meant I could still see the key lying on the river-bed.
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.
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
Word Forms
- clearnesses
Synonyms for clearness
Depending on context, synonyms include clarity, lucidity, pellucidity, limpidity, uncloudedness.
Antonyms for clearness
Common opposites include obscurity, opacity, abstruseness, reconditeness, obscureness, opaqueness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pellucidity, lucidity, clarity, limpidity, uncloudedness, openness.
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