clear

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clear[1,adjective] clear[2,adverb] clear[3,transitive verb] clear[4,noun] all clear clear-air turbulence clear-cut[1,adjective] clear-cut[2,noun] clear-cutting clear-eyed

Main Entry: ¹clear
Pronunciation: 'klir
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English clere, from Anglo-French cler, from Latin clarus clear, bright; akin to Latin calare to call -- more at LOW
1 a : BRIGHT, LUMINOUS b : CLOUDLESS; specifically : less than one-tenth covered <a clear sky> c : free from mist, haze, or dust <a clear day> d : UNTROUBLED, SERENE <a clear gaze>
2 : CLEAN, PURE: as a : free from blemishes <clear skin> b : easily seen through : TRANSPARENT <clear glass> c : free from abnormal sounds on auscultation
3 a : easily heard <a loud and clear sound> b : easily visible : PLAIN <a clear signal> c : free from obscurity or ambiguity : easily understood : UNMISTAKABLE <a clear explanation>
4 a : capable of sharp discernment : KEEN <a clear thinker> b : free from doubt : SURE <not clear on how to proceed>
5 : free from guile or guilt : INNOCENT <a clear conscience>
6 : unhampered by restriction or limitation: as a : unencumbered by debts or charges <a clear estate> b : NET <a clear profit> c : UNQUALIFIED, ABSOLUTE <a clear victory> d : free from obstruction <clear passage> e : emptied of contents or cargo f : free from entanglement or contact <staying clear of controversy> <keep clear of the boundary> g : BARE, DENUDED <clear ground>
- clear·ness noun
synonyms CLEAR, TRANSPARENT, TRANSLUCENT, LIMPID mean capable of being seen through. CLEAR implies absence of cloudiness, haziness, or muddiness <clear water>. TRANSPARENT implies being so clear that objects can be seen distinctly <a transparent sheet of film>. TRANSLUCENT implies the passage of light but not a clear view of what lies beyond <translucent frosted glass>. LIMPID suggests the soft clearness of pure water <her eyes were limpid pools of blue>.
synonyms CLEAR, PERSPICUOUS, LUCID mean quickly and easily understood. CLEAR implies freedom from obscurity, ambiguity, or undue complexity <clear instructions>. PERSPICUOUS applies to a style that is simple and elegant as well as clear <a perspicuous style>. LUCID suggests a clear logical coherence and evident order of arrangement <a lucid explanation>. synonym see in addition EVIDENT