Clearness Meaning
/klˈɪrnəs/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounBrightness, brilliancy.
nounMental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc.
Sentence Examples
Clearness should be a guiding principle of every technical writer.
As I rowed out into the river, the clearness of the water astounded me.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The professor praised the ____ of the student's argument in the essay.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The amazing ____ of the mountain water allowed us to see directly to the bottom.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English clernesse; equivalent to clear + -ness.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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"
— 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter XV, in Le Morte Darthur, book XVII:
"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."
— 1966 September 6, “The Lowest Depths”, in Time:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The professor praised the ____ of the student's argument in the essay.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The amazing ____ of the mountain water allowed us to see directly to the bottom.