clearness
noun
clearness is spelled C-L-E-A-R-N-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clearness means “Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clearness is clearnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in clearness?
| Letters | 9: C-L-E-A-R-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is clearness?
Clearness appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce clearness?
Clearness has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of clearness
- clearnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clearness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteBrightness, brilliancy.
- 2
Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc.
- 3
The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc.
The clearness of the water meant I could still see the key lying on the river-bed.
- 4
The state of being free from obstruction or interference.
The clearness of the path made for an easy hike.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clearness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state or measure of being clear:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does clearness come from?
From Middle English clernesse; equivalent to clear + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).