# clarity

Pronunciation: US/UK say "KLA-ri-tee" /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/; AUS say "KLA-ruh-tee" /ˈklæɹ.ə.ti/

## Noun

1. The state or quality of being clear, whether in appearance, thought, or expression.
   - Simple: The quality of being clear and easy to see, understand, or follow.
   - _The photograph's clarity revealed details invisible to the naked eye._
   - _He laid out the proposal with a clarity that left no room for doubt._
2. The quality of being expressed so plainly that others grasp the meaning without effort.
   - Simple: The quality that makes something easy for people to understand.
   - _The report's clarity ensured that even newcomers understood the procedure._
   - _Legal documents often lack the clarity that ordinary readers need._
3. The capacity to think clearly and reason without confusion.
   - Simple: The ability to think clearly and make good sense of things.
   - _The crisis demanded clarity, and she made each decision without hesitation._
   - _Fatigue stripped away the clarity he needed to solve the problem._
4. The quality of a sound being easy to hear distinctly.
   - Simple: How easy a sound is to hear clearly.
   - _The singer's clarity carried all the way to the back of the hall._
   - _Phone calls lose clarity when the signal grows weak._

## Origin

From Middle English claritee, from Old French clarté, from Latin clāritās, which comes from clārus meaning 'clear'; equivalent to clear plus -ity.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/clarity (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).