Definition of clarity
Nouns
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
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- clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity
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unclearness
incomprehensibility as a result of not being clear
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obscurity
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
- abstruseness, obscureness, reconditeness
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monosemy
having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases
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focus
maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
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clearcutness, preciseness
clarity as a consequence of precision
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perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness
clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
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unambiguity, unequivocalness
clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity
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explicitness
clarity as a consequence of being explicit
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comprehensibility, understandability
the quality of comprehensible language or thought
the quality of clear water
"when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes"
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- clearness, uncloudedness
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opacity
the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
- opaqueness
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transparence, transparency, transparentness
the quality of being clear and transparent
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limpidity, pellucidity, pellucidness
passing light without diffusion or distortion
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semitransparency, translucence, translucency
the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely
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visibility
capability of providing a clear unobstructed view
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distinctness, sharpness
the quality of being sharp and clear
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definition
clarity of outline
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discernability, legibility
distinctness that makes perception easy
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focus
maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
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quality
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Vocabulary Lists for clarity
Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun »(384 words)
- sand dollar
- petty bourgeoisie
- petit bourgeois
- peckerwood
- Yoruba
William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" Chapters 7-12 »(172 words)
Vocabulary study list for William Golding's "Lord of...
- ensconce
- refocus
- uncommunicative
- identifiable
- illusive
William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" Chapters 1-6 »(194 words)
Vocabulary study list for William Golding's "Lord of...
- scavenge
- immure
- gesticulate
- efflorescence
- uncommunicative
E.M. Forster's "A Passage to India" Chapters 1-10 »(537 words)
Vocabulary study list for E.M. Forster's "A Passage to...
- double sharp
- toddy palm
- neem tree
- water chestnut
- desiccate
William Golding's Lord of the Flies »(431 words)
An excellent list of Lord of the Flies Vocabulary...
- piggy
- conch
- lagoon
- night-sight
- fledge
- whispering gallery
- barrel organ
- bow window
- inappropriately
- insubstantial
Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" Chapters 6-12 »(201 words)
Vocabulary study list for Ralph Ellison's "Invisible...
- negate
- dissimulate
- amputate
- noncommittal
- punctuate
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