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clearness

The English word “clearness” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Brightness, brilliancy.
  2. Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc.
  3. The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc.
  4. The state of being free from obstruction or interference.

Etymology

From Middle English clernesse; equivalent to clear + -ness.

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