clearness
Variant of clear
adjective
- free from clouds or mist; bright; light: a clear day
- free from cloudiness, muddiness, etc.; transparent or pure; not turbid: a clear crystal, a clear red
- having no blemishes: a clear complexion
- not faint or blurred; easily seen or heard; sharply defined; distinct: a clear outline, clear tones
- perceiving acutely; keen or logical: a clear eye, a clear mind
- serene and calm: a clear countenance
- free from confusion or ambiguity; not obscure; easily understood: the meaning is clear
- obvious; unmistakable: a clear case of neglect
- certain; positive: to be clear on a point
- free from guilt or a charge of guilt; innocent: a clear conscience
- free from charges or deductions; net: to earn a clear $30,000
- free from debt or encumbrance: a clear title to the house
- free from qualification; absolute; complete: a clear victory
- free from contact; not entangled, confined, hindered, etc.: a style clear of cant
- free from impediment or obstruction; open: keep the fire lanes clear
- freed or emptied of freight or cargo
adverb
- in a clear manner; so as to be clear
- all the way; completely: it sank clear to the bottom
transitive verb
- to make clear or bright
- to free from impurities, blemishes, cloudiness, muddiness, etc.
- to make intelligible, plain, or lucid; clarify
- to decode or decipher
- to rid of obstructions, entanglements, or obstacles; open: to clear a path through snow
- to get rid of; remove
- to empty or unload: to clear a freighter of cargo
- to free (a person or thing) of or from something
- to free from a charge or a suspicion of guilt; prove the innocence of; acquit
- to pass or leap over, by, etc.
- to pass without contact: the tug cleared the bridge
- to discharge (a debt) by paying it
- to give or get clearance for
- to be passed or approved by: the plan cleared the committee
- to go through (a customs office)
- to handle and deal with (letters, files, etc.) properly
- to make (a given amount) as profit or earnings not subject to charges or deductions; net
- to make (the sight) clear or sharp
- to rid (the throat) of phlegm by hawking or coughing
- to rid (the voice) of hoarseness thus
- Banking to pass (a check, draft, etc.) through a clearinghouse
intransitive verb
- to become clear, unclouded, etc.
- to pass away; vanish
- to get clearance, as a ship leaving a port
- Banking to be accepted or received through a clearinghouse, as a check, draft, etc.
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