clair

See also: Clair, clàir, cláir, and Cláir

French

Etymology

From Middle French cler, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call”, “to shout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛʁ/

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• Homophone: clerc

Adjective

clair (feminine singular claire, masculine plural clairs, feminine plural claires)

1. clear (see-through)
2. clear (understandable)
3. (of a color) light (having a light shade, not dark)

   bleu clair ― light blue

Noun

clair m (plural clairs)

1. light

   Au clair de la lune, mon ami Pierrot, Donnez-moi une plume pour écrire un mot...

Derived terms

• clair comme de l'eau de roche
• clair comme le jour
• clair de lune
• clair de Terre
• mettre au clair

 

Adverb

clair

1. clearly

   Il voit clair.

Related terms

• clairement
• clarification
• clarifier
• clarté

 

Further reading

• “clair” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Scots

Etymology

From Middle English clere, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus.

Adjective

clair (comparative clairer, superlative clairest)

1. Clear.