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Clarity vs Clarify - What's the difference?

clarity | clarify |

As a noun clarity

is the state, or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.

As a verb clarify is

to make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or syrup.

clarity

English

(wikipedia clarity)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The state, or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.
    • She dreamed, with great clarity , that she had been seen her own death.
    Lack of clarity on the part of the teacher will cause confusion among the students.

    Synonyms

    * clearness * obviousness * transparency

    Antonyms

    * confusion

    Anagrams

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    clarify

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or syrup.
  • * (rfdate) Ure:
    • Boiled and clarified .
  • To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
  • * (rfdate) South:
    • To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will.
  • (ergative) To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
  • * Leave the wine for 24 hours and it will clarify .
  • (ergative) To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
  • (obsolete) To glorify.