skaidrums

From skaidrs (“clear”) +‎ -ums.

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skaidrums m (1st declension)

1. clearness (the quality of that which is clear, clean, transparent)

   bija piestājis snigt; rāms skaidrums un maigums pludoja apkārt ― it had stopped snowing; serene clearness and softness were flooding everywhere

   ūdens lāse, man savu skaidrumu dod, / lai varu es visu atspulgot ― water drop, give me your clearness, / so that I can reflect everything

   viņa bija tikpat bāla un caurspīdīga kā agrāk; acis vizēja zilas, bet to eņģeliskais skaidrums bija zudis ― she was so pale and trasnparent as before; (her) eyes shone blue, but that angelic clearness had disappeared

2. clarity, clearness (the quality of that which is clear, easy to perceive, without impediments or errors)

   attēla skaidrums ― the clarity of the image

   izrunas skaidrums ― pronunciation clarity

   siltajā puskrēslā cilvēku sejas tagad varēja tikko saskaitīt, priekšmeti bija zaudējuši asās kontūras, mūzika - skaidrumu ― in the warm dusk people's faces now could barely be seen, objects had lost their sharp contours, music - its clearness

3. (of sounds) clarity, clearness, sonorousness

   balss skaidrums ― the clarity, clearness, sonorousness of a voice

• dzidrums
• skaidrība

• skaidrs
• skaidrot