- Clearer
- Clear Clear (kl[=e]r), a. [Compar. {Clearer} (-[~e]r); superl.
{Clearest}.] [OE. cler, cleer, OF. cler, F. clair, fr.L.
clarus, clear, bright, loud, distinct, renowned; perh. akin
to L. clamare to call, E. claim. Cf. {Chanticleer},
{Clairvoyant}, {Claret}, {Clarify}.]
1. Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light;
luminous; unclouded.
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The stream is so transparent, pure, and clear. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
Fair as the moon, clear as the sun. --Canticles vi. 10. [1913 Webster]
2. Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable. [1913 Webster]
One truth is clear; whatever is, is right. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
3. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head. [1913 Webster]
Mother of science! now I feel thy power Within me clear, not only to discern Things in their causes, but to trace the ways Of highest agents. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
4. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful. [1913 Webster]
With a countenance as clear As friendship wears at feasts. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
5. Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous. [1913 Webster]
Hark! the numbers soft and clear Gently steal upon the ear. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
6. Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand. [1913 Webster]
7. Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber. [1913 Webster]
8. Free from guilt or stain; unblemished. [1913 Webster]
Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honor clear. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
9. Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit. [1913 Webster]
I often wished that I had clear, For life, six hundred pounds a-year. --Swift . [1913 Webster]
10. Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt. [1913 Webster]
My companion . . . left the way clear for him. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
11. Free from embarrassment; detention, etc. [1913 Webster]
The cruel corporal whispered in my ear, Five pounds, if rightly tipped, would set me clear. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
{Clear breach}. See under {Breach}, n., 4.
{Clear days} (Law.), days reckoned from one day to another, excluding both the first and last day; as, from Sunday to Sunday there are six clear days.
{Clear stuff}, boards, planks, etc., free from knots.
Syn: Manifest; pure; unmixed; pellucid; transparent; luminous; obvious; visible; plain; evident; apparent; distinct; perspicuous. See {Manifest}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
