clarityn.

/ˈklarɪti/

Forms: Middle English clarte, clarete, clarite, Middle English claretee, 1500s–1600s claritie, 1500s– clarity.

Etymology: Originally Middle English clarté , < Old French clarté < Latin clāritāt-em clearness, < clārus clear. This early form has been changed in two directions: first by assimilation to clere , cleer , clear adj., adv., and n., it became clerté , cleerte , clerete n. (compare surety ), which became obsolete in 16th cent.; secondly under influence of the Latin original, it became clarité , claritie , clarity (compare purity , security , etc.); this became almost obsolete by 1700, but has been revived by many modern writers, and is now frequent in sense 4.

†1.

a. Brightness, lustre, brilliancy, splendour. Obsolete. (An exceedingly common sense in 17th cent.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > brilliance

alightingeOE

cleretea1340

blasenessa1398

clarityc1400

splendourc1450

resplendishure?1473

resplendour?1473

resplendence?a1475

resplendishing1479

flamingc1540

blazing1563

blaze1586

fulgence1592

fulgoura1600

resplendency1599

splendence1604

nitor1607

refulgence1624

refulgency?1624

fulgurea1634

fulgency1643

fulgidity1656

lucency1656

transplendency1664

vividness1668

brillant1676

shiningness1703

fulgurity1721

vivacity1735

brilliancy1747

brilliance1755

flame1800

éclata1806

vividity1813

prefulgence1892

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. xxii. 239 A charboncle..that in the nyght ȝeveth..gret clarte and schynynge.

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 114 As light as it had ben daye by the clarte & resplendour of torches.

1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xxx. comm. This claritie of sunne and moone.

1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 235 The light and Clarity of the enlivening Sun.

1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 177 The Angelical Clarity and Divine Temper of our Resurrection Body.

†b. with plural. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > something bright

claritude1648

clarity1652

oriflamme1853

shiny1889

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila v. lvii. 74 Sols radiant Fulgence in meridian Skies Seem'd Shade unto those Clarities.

†c. figurative. ‘Light’. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [noun] > light on a subject

lights1634

clarity1657

sidelight1850

1657 Bp. J. Taylor Disc. Friendship (1678) 18 Friendship is..the Counsellor of our doubts, the Clarity of our minds.

†2. Glory, divine lustre. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > glory or greatness

majestyc1300

mickleheadc1300

cleretea1340

greatnessc1350

clarityc1380

the glory of Godc1384

mostheada1400

majestatea1450

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. I. 405 Y wole þat þei be þere þat Y am, þat þei see my clarite which þou hast ȝovun me.

a1425 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Galba) l. 29554 Till his clarete he vs ken, Thurgh prayers of his moder.

1549 Bp. J. Hooper Declar. 10 Commandm. vii, in Early Writings (1843) 344 The clarity and brightness of the Son of Man coming to judgment.

a1674 T. Traherne Christian Ethicks (1675) 411 The further Regions of Clarity and Glory.

†3. Illustrious quality; lustre of renown. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun] > illustriousness

shine?1529

lustrea1575

splendour1604

clarity1616

illustration1616

illustriousness1650

illustricity1761

1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Claritie, Noblenesse.

a1679 T. Hobbes Behemoth: Long Parl. (St. John's Oxf.) (1889) ii. 62 Obscure men..could receive no clarity but from the flame of the state.

4. Clearness: in various current uses; e.g. of colour, sky, atmosphere, sight, intellect, judgement, conscience, style.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > [noun]

diaphanity1477

perspicuitya1500

sheerness1587

transparence1594

translucency1598

tralucency1599

transparency1615

clarity1616

pellucidity1642

diaphaneity1660

pellucidness1684

clearness1692

translucidity1694

translucidness1727

transparentness1727

translucence1755

see-through1954

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > [noun]

shireness?c1225

plainnessc1475

distinction1589

dilucidity1603

clarity1616

plain English1645

unmistakableness1665

distinctness1668

lucidness1836

unambiguity1842

lucidity1851

luminosity1865

luminousness1873

non-ambiguity1933

drover's dog1983

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > clarity

knowledgea1398

perspiciencec1450

clearness1535

perspicacity1548

insightc1580

perspective?a1586

subtileness1591

perspicacy1600

clarity1616

quicksightedness1625

perspicuity1662

clear-sightednessa1691

perspicaciousness1727

percipiency1845

far-sightedness1846

clairvoyance1861

X-ray scrutiny1896

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [noun]

plainnessc1475

perspicuity?1529

lightsomeness1581

dilucidity1603

transparency1615

clarity1616

limpitude1623

perspicuousness1697

lucidness1836

lucidity1851

pellucidity1868

limpidity1870

limpidness1870

clear-cutness1871

luminousness1873

clearness1885

1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Claritie, cleerenesse.

a1645 D. Featley in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus (1651) 557 Illustrated by the Nitour and clarity of a perspicuous style.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 1 Weakly deluded in the clarity of their understanding.

1650 H. Brooke Υγιεινη 57 Clarity of the Aire.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Yyyy4^v It..augments the clarity of the eye.

1697 Verdicts Virg. & Homer vi. 24 Clarty being the first Vertue of Eloquence..good Sense requires that we think always clearly.

1719 F. Hauksbee Physico-mech. Exper. (ed. 2) v. 171 The uniform Clarity and Perspicuity of the Figure.

1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 99 You marvel at the force, the clarity, the perspicuity of the grand old man.

1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. x. 71 The very clarity of heaven.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxix. 4 A cherish'd gem's clarity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	clarity
释义	clarityn. /ˈklarɪti/ Forms: Middle English clarte, clarete, clarite, Middle English claretee, 1500s–1600s claritie, 1500s– clarity. Etymology: Originally Middle English clarté , < Old French clarté < Latin clāritāt-em clearness, < clārus clear. This early form has been changed in two directions: first by assimilation to clere , cleer , clear adj., adv., and n., it became clerté , cleerte , clerete n. (compare surety ), which became obsolete in 16th cent.; secondly under influence of the Latin original, it became clarité , claritie , clarity (compare purity , security , etc.); this became almost obsolete by 1700, but has been revived by many modern writers, and is now frequent in sense 4. †1. a. Brightness, lustre, brilliancy, splendour. Obsolete. (An exceedingly common sense in 17th cent.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > brilliance alightingeOE cleretea1340 blasenessa1398 clarityc1400 splendourc1450 resplendishure?1473 resplendour?1473 resplendence?a1475 resplendishing1479 flamingc1540 blazing1563 blaze1586 fulgence1592 fulgoura1600 resplendency1599 splendence1604 nitor1607 refulgence1624 refulgency?1624 fulgurea1634 fulgency1643 fulgidity1656 lucency1656 transplendency1664 vividness1668 brillant1676 shiningness1703 fulgurity1721 vivacity1735 brilliancy1747 brilliance1755 flame1800 éclata1806 vividity1813 prefulgence1892 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. xxii. 239 A charboncle..that in the nyght ȝeveth..gret clarte and schynynge. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 114 As light as it had ben daye by the clarte & resplendour of torches. 1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xxx. comm. This claritie of sunne and moone. 1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 235 The light and Clarity of the enlivening Sun. 1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 177 The Angelical Clarity and Divine Temper of our Resurrection Body. †b. with plural. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > something bright claritude1648 clarity1652 oriflamme1853 shiny1889 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila v. lvii. 74 Sols radiant Fulgence in meridian Skies Seem'd Shade unto those Clarities. †c. figurative. ‘Light’. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [noun] > light on a subject lights1634 clarity1657 sidelight1850 1657 Bp. J. Taylor Disc. Friendship (1678) 18 Friendship is..the Counsellor of our doubts, the Clarity of our minds. †2. Glory, divine lustre. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > glory or greatness majestyc1300 mickleheadc1300 cleretea1340 greatnessc1350 clarityc1380 the glory of Godc1384 mostheada1400 majestatea1450 c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. I. 405 Y wole þat þei be þere þat Y am, þat þei see my clarite which þou hast ȝovun me. a1425 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Galba) l. 29554 Till his clarete he vs ken, Thurgh prayers of his moder. 1549 Bp. J. Hooper Declar. 10 Commandm. vii, in Early Writings (1843) 344 The clarity and brightness of the Son of Man coming to judgment. a1674 T. Traherne Christian Ethicks (1675) 411 The further Regions of Clarity and Glory. †3. Illustrious quality; lustre of renown. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun] > illustriousness shine?1529 lustrea1575 splendour1604 clarity1616 illustration1616 illustriousness1650 illustricity1761 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Claritie, Noblenesse. a1679 T. Hobbes Behemoth: Long Parl. (St. John's Oxf.) (1889) ii. 62 Obscure men..could receive no clarity but from the flame of the state. 4. Clearness: in various current uses; e.g. of colour, sky, atmosphere, sight, intellect, judgement, conscience, style. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > [noun] diaphanity1477 perspicuitya1500 sheerness1587 transparence1594 translucency1598 tralucency1599 transparency1615 clarity1616 pellucidity1642 diaphaneity1660 pellucidness1684 clearness1692 translucidity1694 translucidness1727 transparentness1727 translucence1755 see-through1954 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > [noun] shireness?c1225 plainnessc1475 distinction1589 dilucidity1603 clarity1616 plain English1645 unmistakableness1665 distinctness1668 lucidness1836 unambiguity1842 lucidity1851 luminosity1865 luminousness1873 non-ambiguity1933 drover's dog1983 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > clarity knowledgea1398 perspiciencec1450 clearness1535 perspicacity1548 insightc1580 perspective?a1586 subtileness1591 perspicacy1600 clarity1616 quicksightedness1625 perspicuity1662 clear-sightednessa1691 perspicaciousness1727 percipiency1845 far-sightedness1846 clairvoyance1861 X-ray scrutiny1896 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [noun] plainnessc1475 perspicuity?1529 lightsomeness1581 dilucidity1603 transparency1615 clarity1616 limpitude1623 perspicuousness1697 lucidness1836 lucidity1851 pellucidity1868 limpidity1870 limpidness1870 clear-cutness1871 luminousness1873 clearness1885 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Claritie, cleerenesse. a1645 D. Featley in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus (1651) 557 Illustrated by the Nitour and clarity of a perspicuous style. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 1 Weakly deluded in the clarity of their understanding. View more context for this quotation 1650 H. Brooke Υγιεινη 57 Clarity of the Aire. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Yyyy4^v It..augments the clarity of the eye. 1697 Verdicts Virg. & Homer vi. 24 Clarty being the first Vertue of Eloquence..good Sense requires that we think always clearly. 1719 F. Hauksbee Physico-mech. Exper. (ed. 2) v. 171 The uniform Clarity and Perspicuity of the Figure. 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 99 You marvel at the force, the clarity, the perspicuity of the grand old man. 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. x. 71 The very clarity of heaven. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxix. 4 A cherish'd gem's clarity. 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