clarté

clarity, brightness

noun klar-TEH Rare

Also means

lucidity

Usage Note

Clarté covers both physical light (la clarté du soleil = the brightness of the sun) and intellectual clarity (la clarté de son raisonnement = the clarity of his reasoning). The adjective clair is its root, and avec clarté is a common adverbial phrase meaning 'clearly.' Unlike lumière, clarté stresses quality of light rather than its source.

Examples

"La clarté de son explication m'a aidé."

Natural Translation

The clarity of her explanation helped me.

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