clear

Adj

1. Transparent in colour.
2. Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
3. Free of obstacles.
4. Without clouds.
5. Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
6. Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
7. Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
8. (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
9. Without a thickening ingredient.
10. Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
11. Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
12. Able to perceive straightforwardly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
13. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
14. Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
15. Unmixed; entirely pure.
16. Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
17. Without diminution; in full; net.
18. Showing a green aspect, allowing a train to proceed past it.
19. (Multicultural-London-English) Good, the best.
20. (Multicultural-London-English) Better than, superior to.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) All the way; entirely.
2. (not-comparable) Not near something or touching it.
3. (not-comparable) Free (or separate) from others.
4. (not-comparable) In a clear manner; plainly.

Verb

1. (transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
2. (transitive) To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
3. (intransitive) To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.
4. (intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
5. (transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
6. (transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
7. (transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.
8. (transitive) To exceed a stated mark.
9. (transitive) To finish or complete (a stage, challenge, or game).
10. (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
11. (transitive) To earn a profit of; to net.
12. (transitive) To approve or authorise for a particular purpose or action; to give clearance to.
13. (transitive) To obtain approval or authorisation in respect of.
14. (intransitive) To obtain a clearance.
15. (transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
16. To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
17. (intransitive, transitive) To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
18. (transitive) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
19. (transitive) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.
20. (transitive) To unload a firearm, or undergo an unloading procedure, in order to prevent negligent discharge; for safety reasons, to check whether one's firearm is loaded or unloaded.

Noun

1. Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
2. The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
3. A person who is free from the influence of engrams.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/klɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: clere

Cognate with French: clair

Cognate with Danish: klar

Cognate with Dutch: klaar

Cognate with German: klar

Cognate with Italian: chiaro

Cognate with Norwegian: klar

Cognate with Portuguese: claro

Cognate with Romanian: clar

Cognate with Spanish: claro

Cognate with Swedish: klar

In summary

From Middle English clere, from Anglo-Norman cler, from Old French cler (Modern French clair), from Latin clarus. Displaced native Middle English schir (“clear, pure”) (from Old English scīr (“clear, bright”)), Middle English skere (“clear, sheer”) (from Old English scǣre and Old Norse skǣr (“sheer, clear, pure”)), Middle English smolt (“clear (of mind), serene”) (from Old English smolt (“peaceful, serene”)). Cognate with Danish klar, Dutch klaar, French clair, German klar, Italian chiaro, Norwegian klar, Portuguese claro, Romanian clar, Spanish claro, and Swedish klar.

Synonyms

bright

distinct

clean

plain

obvious

evident

pure

transparent

manifest

explicit

lucid

apparent

open

clarify

visible

light

limpid

definite

remove

vivid

cloudless

fine

clearly

clear up

brilliant

empty

intelligible

pellucid

clear-cut

understand

net

free

🆓

neat

understandable

sharp

perspicuous

acquit

sunny

☀️

serene

translucent

pass

comprehensible

fair

open up

purify

exonerate

certain

crystalline

sonorous

intelligent

Sentences

The boy remembered his dream , and suddenly everything was clear to him .

On the following day , the first clear sign of danger appeared .

Whether he represented winter or summer is not quite clear .

From its unique gesture it was clear , that the rhino was hostile .