"clear as crystal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-clear as crystal.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Etymology tree Middle English clere as cristel English clear as crystal Inherited from Middle English clere as cristel. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:clere as cristel|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Middle English clere as cristel English clear as crystal [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "clear as crystal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="clear as crystal"> Inherited from Middle English clere as cristel. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} clear as crystal (not comparable)
  1. (simile, of an object) Entirely transparent. Tags: not-comparable Translations (transparent): kristallinkirkas (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-clear_as_crystal-en-adj-lWVbQQSc Categories (other): English similes, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 99 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'transparent': 92 8
  2. (simile, of a statement) Easily understandable. Tags: not-comparable Translations (understandable): kristallinkirkas (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-clear_as_crystal-en-adj-~z83UmTI Categories (other): English similes Disambiguation of 'understandable': 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crystal clear Related terms: clear as mud
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