clarity

noun

The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.

The ability to be easily understood.

The ability to think clearly and rationally.

The ability to be easily heard.

Roots

clarusclar- · Latin · clear, bright

Synonyms for clarity

pellucidityn clearnessn limpidityn lucidityn perspicuityn explicitnessn distinctnessn comprehensibilityn intelligibilityn understandabilityn transparencyn unequivocalnessn plainnessn tersenessn directnessn coherencen diaphaneityn

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Where does clarity come from?

The word clarity breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root clar-, from Latin clarus (“clear, bright”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.