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Clearness

The quality or state of being clear.

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Broader term 2

Comprehensibility 76% connected

The quality or state of being comprehensible; capability of being understood.

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Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Distinctness 76% connected

The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things.

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Explicitness 76% connected

The quality of being explicit; clearness; directness.

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Focus 76% connected

A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.

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Perspicuity 76% connected

The quality or state of being transparent or translucent.

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Plainness 76% connected

The quality or state of being plain.

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Semitransparency 76% connected

Imperfect or partial transparency.

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Sharpness 76% connected

The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.

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Translucence 76% connected

Alt. of Translucency

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Translucency 76% connected

The quality or state of being translucent; clearness; partial transparency.

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Transparence 76% connected

The quality or state of being transparent; transparency.

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Transparency 76% connected

The quality or condition of being transparent; transparence.

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Unambiguity 76% connected

Absence of ambiguity; clearness; perspicuity.

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Visibility 76% connected

The quality or state of being visible.

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Clear 74% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Clear 74% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Clear 66% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Clear 66% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Synonym 5

Clarity 92% connected

Clearness; brightness; splendor.

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Limpidity 92% connected

The quality or state of being limpid.

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Lucidity 92% connected

The quality or state of being lucid.

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Lucidness 92% connected

The quality of being lucid; lucidity.

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Pellucidity 92% connected

Alt. of Pellucidness

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Opacity 94% connected

The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.

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Opacity 94% connected

The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.

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