clair

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

• IPA^(key): /klɛʁ/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: clerc

clair (feminine claire, masculine plural clairs, feminine plural claires)

1. clear (see-through)
2. clear (understandable)
3. light (having a light shade, not dark) (of a color)

   Antonym: foncé

   bleu clair ― light blue

   • 2018, Zaz, Nos Vies:

     On est des étoiles dans ce ciel bleu clair et on mettra les voiles quand on pourra le faire.

     We are stars in the light blue sky and we'll set sail when we can.

clair m (plural clairs)

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

     In the light of the moon, Pierrot my friend, Give me a pen to write a note ...

clair

1. clearly

   Il voit clair. ― He sees clearly.

• “clair”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Middle English clere, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus.

clair (comparative clairer, superlative clairest)

1. Clear.