Clearness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clearness \Clear"ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being clear.
  
     Syn: {Clearness}, {Perspicuity}.
  
     Usage: Clearness has reference to our ideas, and springs from


            a distinct conception of the subject under
            consideration. Perspicuity has reference to the mode
            of expressing our ideas and belongs essentially to
            style. Hence we speak of a writer as having clear
            ideas, a clear arrangement, and perspicuous
            phraseology. We do at times speak of a person's having
            great clearness of style; but in such cases we are
            usually thinking of the clearness of his ideas as
            manifested in language. "Whenever men think clearly,
            and are thoroughly interested, they express themselves
            with perspicuity and force." --Robertson.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clearness
       n 1: free from obscurity and easy to understand; the
            comprehensibility of clear expression [syn: {clarity}, {lucidity},
             {pellucidity}, {limpidity}] [ant: {unclearness}, {obscureness}]
       2: the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was
          back in her eyes" [syn: {clarity}, {uncloudedness}] [ant:
          {opacity}]