clarity
noun/ˈklærəti/
/ˈklærəti/
[uncountable]Word Family
- clear adjective (≠ unclear)
- clearly adverb
- clarity noun
- clarify verb
- the quality of being expressed clearly
- a lack of clarity in the law
- The brilliant clarity of his argument could not be faulted.
Extra Examples- She expressed herself with great clarity.
- There's still no clarity about what sort of programme it's going to be.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- complete
- perfect
- …
- have
- lack
- lose
- …
- with clarity
- clarity of
- for the sake of clarity
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- the ability to think about or understand something clearly
- clarity of thought/purpose/vision
- With painful clarity she remembered the day he had died.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- complete
- perfect
- …
- have
- lack
- lose
- …
- with clarity
- clarity of
- for the sake of clarity
- if a picture, substance or sound has clarity, you can see or hear it very clearly, or see through it easily
- the clarity of the sound on the recording
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- complete
- perfect
- …
- have
- lack
- lose
- …
- with clarity
- clarity of
- for the sake of clarity
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘glory, divine splendour’): from Latin claritas, from clarus ‘clear’. The current sense dates from the early 17th cent.
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