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clair.

THE SHORT MEANING

Clear, light, or bright.

Light & space

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/klɛʁ/
  1. clear (see-through)

  2. clear (understandable)

  3. light (having a light shade, not dark) (of a color)

    bleu clair
Where this word comes from

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

noun/klɛʁ/
  1. light

    masculine
    Au clair de la lune, mon ami Pierrot, Donnez-moi une plume pour écrire un mot...
Where this word comes from

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

adv/klɛʁ/
  1. clearly

    Il voit clair.
Where this word comes from

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

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