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Line 3: ===Etymology=== From {{inh\|en\|enm\|clernesse}}; equivalent to {{suffix\|en\|clear\|ness~~\|lang=en~~}}. ===Pronunciation=== * {{rhymes\|en\|ɪə(rɹ)nəs\|~~lang~~s=en2}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun\|-\|es+}} # {{lb\|en\|obsolete}} [[brightness\|Brightness]], [[brilliancy]]. {{defdate\|~~14<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup>~~14th\|17th c.}} #* {{RQ:Mlry MrtDrthr\|19.15\|2\|XVII\|xv\|passage=Thenne sayd he Fair swete fader Ihesu Cryst yf euer I dyd thyng that pleasyd the lord / for thy pyte ne haue me not in despyte for my synnes done afore tyme / and that thou shewe me some thynge of that I seke / And with that he sawe the chamber dore open and there came oute a grete '''clerenes''' / that the hows was as bryghte as all torches of the world had ben there}}▼ ~~#* {{RQ:Mlry MrtDrthr\|19.15\|2\|XVII\|xv}}:~~ ▲#: Thenne sayd he Fair swete fader Ihesu Cryst yf euer I dyd thyng that pleasyd the lord / for thy pyte ne haue me not in despyte for my synnes done afore tyme / and that thou shewe me some thynge of that I seke / And with that he sawe the chamber dore open and there came oute a grete '''clerenes''' / that the hows was as bryghte as all torches of the world had ben there <!--Prior quote:#:And with that he saw the chambir dore opyn, and there cam oute a grete '''clerenesse''', that the house was as bryght as all the tourcheis of the worlde had bene there.--> # [[mental\|Mental]] or [[sensory]] distinctness; [[clarity]] of understanding, perception etc. {{defdate\|from ~~16<sup>th</sup>~~16th c.}} #* ~~'''~~{{quote-journal\|en\|date=6 September 1966~~''', "~~\|title=The Lowest Depths~~", ''~~\|journal=Time~~'', 6 September:~~ ~~#:~~ \|passage=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'''.}} # The state of being [[free]] from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of [[light]], [[colour]] etc. {{defdate\|from ~~17<sup>th</sup>~~17th c.}} #: ''The '''clearness''' of the water meant I could still see the key lying on the river-bed.'' # The state of being free from [[obstruction]] or [[interference]]. {{defdate\|from ~~17<sup>th</sup>~~17th c.}} #: ''The '''clearness''' of the path made for an easy hike.'' ====Derived terms==== {{l\|en\|clearness committee}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top\|the state or measure of being clear}} * Esperanto: {{t+\|eo\|klareco}} * French: {{t+\|fr\|clarté\|f}} * Greek: {{t+\|el\|διαύγεια\|f\|sc=Grek}}, {{t+\|el\|καθαρότητα\|f\|sc=Grek}} * Irish: {{t\|ga\|glaine\|f}}, {{t\|ga\|trédhearcacht\|f}}, {{t+\|ga\|gile\|f}} * Latin: {{t\|la\|claritudo\|f}} * Latvian: {{t\|lv\|skaidrība\|f}}, {{t\|lv\|skaidrums\|m}}, {{t\|lv\|dzidrums\|m}} * Ottoman Turkish: {{t\|ota\|شفافلق\|tr=şeffaflık}} {{qualifier\|transparency}} ~~{{trans-mid}}~~ * Romanian: {{t+\|ro\|claritate\|f}}, {{t+\|ro\|limpeziciune\|f}} * Spanish: {{t+\|es\|claridad\|f}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Anagrams=== * {{lanagrams\|en\|a=aceelnrss\|cleansers}}