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/
  • (file)
  • 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 clairlight blue

Noun

clair m (plural clairs)

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

Adverb

clair

  1. clearly
    Il voit clair.

Further reading


Scots

Etymology

From Old French cler, from Latin clārus.

Adjective

clair (comparative clairer, superlative clairest)

  1. Clear.
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