ˈklarəd.ē, -ətē, -i also ˈkler- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English clarte, clarite, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French clarté, from Latin claritat-, claritas, from clarus + -itat-, -itas -ity
1. obsolete : brilliancy , brightness , splendor , glory
2.
a. : clearness , pellucidness
the clarity of the atmosphere
the clarity of the wine
b. : distinctness of shape, outline, or sound
the clarity of the drawing
a great clarity of speech
clarity of tone
3. : directness, orderliness, and precision of thought or expression
he relied more on a forceful clarity to convince his readers than on the brilliant and exciting ambiguities of propagandist eloquence — Aldous Huxley