CLEARNESS, n. 1. Freedom from foul or extraneous matter; purity; as the clearness of water, or other liquor.2. Freedom from obstruction or incumbrance; as the clearness of the ground.3. Freedom from fogs or clouds; openness; as the clearness of the sky. It generally expresses less than brightness or splendor. Ex. 24.4. Distinctness; perspicuity; luminousness; as the clearness of reason, of views, of arguments, of explanations.5. Plainness, or plain dealing; sincerity; honesty; fairness; candor.6. Freedom from imputation of ill.7. Freedom from spots, or any thing that disfigures; as the clearness of the skin.
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