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Added 4 October 2026

clear

/ˈklɪə/ adjective

In Latin: clārus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about clear at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Transparent in colour.
as clear as crystal
Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
The windshield was clear and clean.
Free of obstacles.
The driver had mistakenly thought the intersection was clear.

adverb

All the way; entirely.
I threw it clear across the river to the other side.
Not near something or touching it.
Stand clear of the rails, a train is coming.
Free (or separate) from others.

verb

To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
Police took two hours to clear the road.
To remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
Please clear all this stuff off the table.
To leave abruptly; to clear off or clear out.

noun

Empty or open area.
The deer were standing in the clear.
Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.
a room ten feet square in the clear
The completion of a stage or challenge, or of the whole game.
It took me weeks to achieve a one-credit clear (1CC).

Origin

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, German, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish klar, Dutch klaar, French clair, Italian chiaro, Portuguese claro, Romanian clar, Spanish claro.

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