CLEARNESS, noun 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. Exodus 24:10. 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.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI