clair
French
adj
Definitions
- clear see-through
- clear understandable
- of a color light having a light shade, not dark
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French cler inherited from Old French cler inherited from Latin clārus (clear, bright) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kelh₁-
Gloss
shout, call, cry, summon, lift, make noise, make a noise
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acclamate English
- acclamatory English
- clairgustance English
- clamorous English
- clear English
- clearable English
- clearage English
- clearance English
- clearcoat English
- clearcutting English
- cleardown English
- clearer English
- clearest English
- cleareth English
- clearheaded English
- clearie English
- clearly English
- clearness English
- clearskin English
- clearspan English
- clearstarch English
- cleartext English
- clearwater English
- clearway English
- clearweed English
- cleary English
- declamation English
- declamatory English
- deintercalate English
- everclear English
- exclamative English
- hyperclear English
- intercalary English
- nonclear English
- overclear English
- preclear English
- reclear English
- semiclear English
- superclear English
- ultraclear English
- unclear English
- clear-tila Finnish
- acclamatio Latin
- acclamo Latin
- acclāmātiōnem, acclāmātiō Latin
- acclāmātiōnis, acclāmātiō Latin
- acclāmō Latin
- calatio Latin
- calendārium Latin
- calo Latin
- clamito Latin
- clamo Latin
- clamor Latin
- clamāre Latin
- clare Latin
- clareo Latin
- clarifico Latin
- clario Latin
- claritas Latin
- claritudo Latin
- claro Latin
- clarus Latin
- classis Latin
- clāmor Latin
- clāmāre Latin
- clāmō, clamo, clāmāre Latin
- clārus Latin
- clārātum Latin
- concilio Latin
- concilium Latin
- conciliātus Latin
- conclamo Latin
- declamo Latin
- dēclāmō Latin
- exclamatio Latin
- exclamatus Latin
- exclamo Latin
- exclāmāre, exclamo, exclāmō Latin
- inclamo Latin
- intercalo Latin
- intercalātus Latin
- kalendarium Latin
- kalendās Latin
- praeclamo Latin
- proclamatio Latin
- proclamo Latin
- proclamo, prōclāmāre, prōclāmō Latin
- prōclāmō Latin
- reclamatio Latin
- reclamo Latin
- reclāmāre, reclāmō, reclamo Latin
- succlamo Latin
- Klarheit German
- Klartraum German
- glasklar German
- klar German
- klarkommen German
- klarlegen German
- klarspülen German
- klarträumen German
- kristallklar German
- seeklar German
- sonnenklar German
- startklar German
- sternenklar German
- unklar German
- calende Italian
- chiamata Italian
- chiaramente Italian
- chiaro Italian
- chiesucola Italian
- clairage French
- clairement French
- clairer French
- clairière French
- clairsemé French
- semé French
- claramente Spanish, Castilian
- clarear Spanish, Castilian
- claridad Spanish, Castilian
- clarividente Spanish, Castilian
- claro Spanish, Castilian
- κέλαδος Ancient Greek
- ἐπίκλησις Ancient Greek
- ἐπικαλέω Ancient Greek
- *kel- Proto-Indo-European
- *kelh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *kl̥h₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *kl̥h₁m- Proto-Indo-European
- *kl̥h₁rós Proto-Indo-European
- claro Portuguese
- *halōną Proto-Germanic
- *hellaną Proto-Germanic
- *helą Proto-Germanic
- *hlōaną Proto-Germanic
- *skellan- Proto-Germanic
- クリア Japanese
- उषःकल Sanskrit
- cler Middle English
- clere Middle English
- cler Old French
- klara Esperanto
- chiar Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- clar Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- เคลียร์ Thai
- claer Middle Dutch
- clâer Middle Dutch
- cliai Norman
- klaro Tagalog
- klār Middle High German
- cler Middle French
- claro Old Portuguese
- *kalyākos Proto-Celtic
- klār Middle Low German
- *klāros Proto-Italic
- clar Romansh
- clair Scots
- clâr Friulian
- kalba Lithuanian
- clar Old Occitan
- chiaru Sicilian
- ciaro Venetian
- klil Volapük
- cler xno
- ciamâse Ligurian
- ciæo Ligurian