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clearness

English

Etymology

From clear +? -ness

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??(r)n?s

Noun

clearness (usually uncountable, plural clearnesses)

  1. (obsolete) Brightness, brilliancy. [14th-17thc.]
  2. Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc. [from 16thc.]
    • 1966, "The Lowest Depths", Time, 6 September:
      The daily press is the evil principle of the modern world, and time will only serve to disclose this fact with greater and greater clearness.
  3. The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc. [from 17thc.]
    The clearness of the water meant I could still see the key lying on the river-bed.
  4. The state of being free from obstruction or interference. [from 17thc.]
    The clearness of the path made for an easy hike.

Translations

Anagrams

  • cleansers

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brilliance

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: br?ly?ns
  • IPA(key): /?b??lj?n(t)s/

Etymology

Borrowed from French brillance.

Noun

brilliance (usually uncountable, plural brilliances)

  1. The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).
  2. The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
  3. (chiefly Britain) Magnificence; resplendence.

Derived terms

  • brilliancy

Related terms

  • brilliant
  • brilliantly
  • brilliantness
  • beryl (possibly)
  • beryllium (possibly)

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