clair.
THE SHORT MEANINGClear, light, or bright.
Light & spaceMeaning & usage
clear (see-through)
clear (understandable)
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”).
light
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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”).
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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