clearness

Other forms: clearnesses

Definitions of clearness

1. noun

   the quality of clear water
   synonyms: clarity, uncloudedness

   types:

   transparence, transparency, transparentness

   the quality of being clear and transparent

   semitransparency, translucence, translucency

   the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely

   visibility

   capability of providing a clear unobstructed view

   distinctness, sharpness

   the quality of being sharp and clear

   limpidity, pellucidity, pellucidness

   passing light without diffusion or distortion

   definition

   clarity of outline

   discernability, legibility

   distinctness that makes perception easy

   focus

   maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system

   type of:

   quality

   an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
2. noun

   free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
   synonyms: clarity, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity

   antonyms:

   unclearness

   incomprehensibility as a result of not being clear

   types:

   monosemy

   having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases

   focus

   maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

   clearcutness, preciseness

   clarity as a consequence of precision

   perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness

   clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous

   unambiguity, unequivocalness

   clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity

   explicitness

   clarity as a consequence of being explicit

   type of:

   comprehensibility, understandability

   the quality of comprehensible language or thought