"clearness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clearnesses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)nəs Etymology: From Middle English clernesse; equivalent to clear + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|clernesse}} Middle English clernesse, {{suffix|en|clear|ness}} clear + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} clearness (usually uncountable, plural clearnesses)
  1. (obsolete) Brightness, brilliancy. Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-clearness-en-noun-DaUiFpLk
  2. Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-clearness-en-noun-PFPcVwco Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 20 38 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 3 24 35 38
  3. The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-clearness-en-noun-dSF-I~Rq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 20 38 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 3 24 35 38
  4. The state of being free from obstruction or interference. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-clearness-en-noun-Tjwj2l5M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 20 38 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 3 24 35 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clearness committee Translations (the state or measure of being clear): klareco (Esperanto), clarté [feminine] (French), διαύγεια (diávgeia) [feminine] (Greek), καθαρότητα (katharótita) [feminine] (Greek), glaine [feminine] (Irish), trédhearcacht [feminine] (Irish), gile [feminine] (Irish), claritudo [feminine] (Latin), skaidrība [feminine] (Latvian), skaidrums [masculine] (Latvian), dzidrums [masculine] (Latvian), claritate [feminine] (Romanian), limpeziciune [feminine] (Romanian), claridad [feminine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'the state or measure of being clear': 0 1 48 52

Inflected forms

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