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noun B2 Upper-Intermediate

clearness

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Clearness (noun) means Brightness or brilliance.

noun
1
Brightness or brilliance.
2
Sharpness of thought or perception; clarity of understanding.
"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." — , The Lowest Depths (1966)
3
Freedom from anything that dulls or clouds light or colour.
4
The quality of having nothing blocking or getting in the way.
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Etymology

Came into English via Middle English clernesse, equivalent to clear plus -ness.

Antonyms

unclearness

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What is the meaning of clearness?
"clearness" (noun) means brightness or brilliance.
What is another word for clearness?
Other words for "clearness" include lucidness, lucidity, pellucidity, uncloudedness, limpidity, clarity.
What is the opposite of clearness?
The opposite of "clearness" is unclearness.
What are the different meanings of clearness?
"clearness" has 3 main meanings: 1. Brightness or brilliance; 2. Sharpness of thought or perception; clarity of understanding; 3. Freedom from anything that dulls or clouds light or colour.

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