clair
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French cler, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call”, “to shout”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
clair (feminine singular claire, masculine plural clairs, feminine plural claires)
- clear (see-through)
- clear (understandable)
- (of a color) light (having a light shade, not dark)
- bleu clair ― light blue
NounEdit
clair m (plural clairs)
- light
- Au clair de la lune, mon ami Pierrot, Donnez-moi une plume pour écrire un mot...
Derived termsEdit
AdverbEdit
clair
- clearly
- Il voit clair.
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “clair” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
ScotsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English clere, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus.
AdjectiveEdit
clair (comparative clairer, superlative clairest)