clair
French, noun/klɛʁ/
clair is spelled C-L-A-I-R (5 letters) and appears 78 times per million words in written French, the 1,092nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Clair is a French masculine noun meaning “light” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a la caractéristique de la clarté”.
What does clair mean in English?
adjective
- 1
clear (see-through)
- 2
clear (understandable)
- 3
light (having a light shade, not dark) (of a color)
bleu clair
noun
- 1
masculinelight
Au clair de la lune, mon ami Pierrot, Donnez-moi une plume pour écrire un mot...
adverb
- 1
clearly
Il voit clair.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a l’éclat du jour, de la lumière. 2. Qui reçoit beaucoup de jour. 3. Transparent, pas trouble, pur. 4. Qualifie un œuf qui n’est pas fécondé.
noun: 1. Qui a la caractéristique de la clarté. 2. Jour, lumineux. 3. Parties éclairées d’un tableau. 4. Laines ou soies de couleur claire.
noun: 1. Noir à la peau claire.
adverb: 1. D’une manière claire, distincte. 2. Synonyme de net, en parlant d’argent. 3. En espaçant, de loin en loin.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of clair
- claire feminine
- clairs masculine plural
- claires feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce clair?
- /klɛʁ/
- \klɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to clair
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is clair in French?
clair appears 78 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).