/klɪə/
Translation
Easy to see, hear, or understand; with nothing in the way.
Word origin
Comes through French from a Latin word meaning bright or plain.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- clarus
Examples
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"Clear" shows there are no clouds in the way.
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Here "clear" means the voice was easy to hear.
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"Clear" rules are easy to understand.
Something is easy to see through, easy to hear, or easy to understand. Clear water lets you see the bottom, and a clear plan is one you understand with no trouble.
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Word formation with prefixes: un-, in-, im-, dis-, re-, over-, under- and mis-
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