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clarity

[ klar-i-tee ]

noun

  1. clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.

    Synonyms: exactness, simplicity, intelligibility

  2. the state or quality of being clear or transparent to the eye; pellucidity:

    the clarity of pure water.



clarity

/ ˈklærɪtɪ /

noun

  1. clearness, as of expression
  2. clearness, as of water
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of clarity1

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clarity1

C16: from Latin clāritās, from clārus clear
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Example Sentences

They’re seeking online public workshops for residents to share their priorities for the next chief, public disclosure of the participants involved in the process and clarity on how community input will be used in the decision-making process.

The new attributes help provide clarity and reassurance to potential customers that safety protocols are in place.

The conversation below has been edited for length and clarity.

From Fortune

Our conversation, which has been lightly edited for length and clarity, follows.

From Vox

Objectively measuring loneliness in the brain, as opposed to asking people how they feel, could provide some clarity on the connection between depression and loneliness, for example.

In the end, the clarity that comes from moments of horror can help us recommit to deeper principles.

Moral clarity would dictate that civil-rights and other civic leaders would speak out against such a senseless act of violence.

The writer has followed a rule but compromised clarity; whether the vote or the approval was immediate is ambiguous.

The lack of legal clarity is only one piece of an already frenzied and shifting operating environment.

Lachs writes with clarity and concision—admirable concision, considering how unwieldy university press offerings tend to be.

The explanation of his mysterious earlier moods offered itself with a clarity that was ghastly.

The voice that had been held rigidly to the usual calm clarity of an official announcer became suddenly high-pitched and vibrant.

Well, for the sake of clarity of the record, at this point let me suggest that we go off the record, and Mr. Wilcox is available.

Great mental anguish is accompanied by no clarity of thought and graves no connected memories on the mind.

She sang the praises of Athenian literature and art and life; there was sanity and clarity, there was balance and serenity!

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