Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese claridade, craridade, from Latin clāritātem (clarity, brightness). By surface analysis, claro +‎ -idade.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ
  • Hyphenation: cla‧ri‧da‧de

Noun

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claridade f (plural claridades)

  1. clarity
  2. whiteness, lightness
  3. splendour