clear
/ˈkliə/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.25 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Without clouds.
adj
Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
adj
Example Sentences
- "as clear as crystal"
- "The windshield was clear and clean."
- "Congress passed the President’s Clear Skies legislation."
- "The driver had mistakenly thought the intersection was clear."
- "the coast is clear"
- "Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach."
Etymology
From Middle English clere, from Anglo-Norman cler, from Old French cler (Modern French clair), from Latin clarus. Displaced native Middle English schir (“clear, pure”) (from Old English scīr (“clear, bright”)), Middle English skere (“clear, sheer”) (from Old English scǣre and Old Norse skǣr (“sheer, clear, pure”)), Middle English smolt (“clear (of mind), serene”) (from Old English smolt (“peaceful, serene”)). Cognate with Danish, German, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish klar, Dutch klaar, French clair, Italian chiaro, Portuguese claro, Romanian clar, Spanish claro.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkliə/
- British English: /ˈklɪə/
Usage
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Derived Forms
Phrases
all-clear
all clear
as clear as a bell
as clear as day
as clear as mud
clear-air turbulence
clear and convincing evidence
clear as a bell