"clear as crystal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-clear as crystal.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From Middle English clere as cristel. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|clere as cristel}} Middle English clere as cristel Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} clear as crystal (not comparable)
  1. (simile, of an object) Entirely transparent. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: crystal clear Related terms: clear as mud Translations (transparent): kristallinkirkas (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-clear_as_crystal-en-adj-lWVbQQSc Categories (other): English similes, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of 'transparent': 98 2
  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': 4 96

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