clear

¹clear

adj \ˈklir\

Definition of CLEAR

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

Examples of CLEAR

1. There are clear differences between the two candidates.
2. She's the clear favorite to win the election.
3. I'm not completely happy with the plan, but I see no clear alternative.
4. He was the clear winner.
5. She has made it abundantly clear that she does not support us.
6. It's not clear how much longer we'll have to wait.
7. “Changes will have to be made.” “Yes, that's clear.”
8. Her writing has a clear style.
9. The instructions weren't very clear about when we were supposed to begin.
10. I think I have a clear understanding of the problem.

Origin of CLEAR

Middle English clere, from Anglo-French cler, from Latin clarus clear, bright; akin to Latin calare to call — more at low

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to CLEAR

Synonyms: crystal, crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, liquid, lucent, pellucid, see-through, transparent

Antonyms: cloudy, opaque

Related Words: colorless, uncolored; diaphanous, lucid, semitranslucent, semitransparent, sheer, translucent, transparentized; glassy, vitreous

Near Antonyms: colored, dark, glazed, tinted; filmy, foggy, hazy, misty, nebulous, smoky (also smokey); dense, muddy, murky, turbid

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Synonym Discussion of CLEAR

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>.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>.

Other Climate/Meteorology Terms

monsoon, occlusion, ozone, rime, squall, zephyr

Rhymes with CLEAR

beer, bier, blear, cere, cheer, dear, deer, Deere, drear, ear, fear, fere, fleer, gear, hear, here, jeer, leer, mere, mir, near, peer, pier, Pierre, queer, rear, schmear, sear, seer, sere, shear, sheer, skirr, smear, sneer, spear, speer, sphere, steer, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, weir, year