clearness

noun

Definition of clearnessnext
as in clarity
the state or quality of being easily seen through the clearness of a diamond is one of the factors used to judge its quality

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Recent Examples of clearness Wine-Coca conduces to mental activity and clearness, prevents fatigue and exhaustion, brings cheerfulness and sweet refreshing sleep. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearness
  1. clarity
  2. transparency
  3. brightness
Noun
  • That lack of clarity has led public-health officials to offer somewhat unsatisfactory advice on how to keep yourself safe.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
  • The platform provides industry-leading 35-centimeter imagery resolution, enabling greater visual clarity for tactical operations and improving the ability to identify and analyze objects in complex environments.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
Definition of clarity
Noun
  • Since his recent divorce, Hugh’s learned a very valuable lesson about transparency and is having realistic conversations with Sutton about the ups and downs of being Mrs Jackman.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 July 2026
  • Among the concerns, grid capacity, water use and transparency around siting appear most often.
    — Daniel Yue, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of transparency
Noun
  • The right temple holds a multipurpose button and rocker for adjusting display brightness, switching between picture modes, and navigating the limited menu system.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026
  • Noctilucent clouds keep glowing with an oddly cold brightness.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of brightness

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