clar ‧ i ‧ ty AC /ˈklærəti, ˈklærɪti/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ clarity , ↑ clearance , ↑ clearing , ↑ clarification , ↑ clearness ; verb : ↑ clear , ↑ clarify ; adverb : ↑ clear , ↑ clearly ; adjective : ↑ clear ≠ ↑ unclear ]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: claritas , from clarus ; ⇨ ↑ clear 1 ]
1 . the clarity of a piece of writing, law, argument etc is its quality of being expressed clearly ⇨ clear :
Letters may be edited for length and clarity.
a lack of clarity in the law on property rights
2 . the ability to think, understand, or remember something clearly ⇨ clear :
He had only visited the village once, but remembered it with surprising clarity.
clarity of vision/purpose/thought etc
Churchill’s clarity of vision impressed all who knew him.
3 . the quality of being clear and easy to see or hear ⇨ clear :
The picture was of such clarity that it could have been a photograph.