crystal clear
Completely clearCompletely clear (in various senses).: Without ambiguity or doubt; completely understood.
» Tom made it crystal clear he didn't want to do that.
Meaning
5 sensesCompletely clear (in various senses).
(idiomatic)Without ambiguity or doubt; completely understood.
Reread through the manual until the instructions are crystal clear in your head.
(idiomatic)Visually clear, a sharp image, of high acuity.
The picture on this TV is crystal clear – you can see every grain of sand!
glasklar, kristallklar
криста́льно чи́стыйkristálʹno čístyj
(idiomatic)Very translucent or transparent.
(idiomatic)Having no clouds.
(idiomatic)Aurally clear.
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
Examples
29 sentencesTom made it crystal clear he didn't want to do that.
Tom made it crystal clear that he didn't want to do that.
The water is crystal clear.
Вода кришлатево чиста. — deniko
ruВода кристально чиста. — Wezel
deDas Wasser ist kristallklar. — Esperantostern
Let me make myself crystal clear.
ruПозвольте мне быть предельно ясным. — odexed
I want to be crystal clear.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English cristal cleer. Emphatic form of clear in visual and metaphorical “undeFrom Middle English cristal cleer. Emphatic form of clear in visual and metaphorical “understandable” senses. Compare clear as a bell (“very clear (of sound)”).
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Forms
more crystal clear, most crystal clear| Comparative | more crystal clear Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most crystal clear Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity:crystallinelimpidlucidpellucidtransparent
- (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable:limpidlucidluculentpellucidperspicuous
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form