In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CLARITY
clearness, clarity, uncloudedness
(noun) the quality of clear water; “when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes”
clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity
(noun) free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
clarity (countable and uncountable, plural clarities)
The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.
Synonyms: clearness, obviousness, transparency
Antonym: confusion
Anagrams
• triacyl
Source: Wiktionary
Clar"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. claritas, fr. clarus clear: cf. F. clarté.]
Definition: Clearness; brightness; splendor. Floods, in whose more than crystal clarity, Innumerable virgin graces row. Beaumont.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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