Latvian

Noun

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

Declension

Synonyms

• dzidrums
• skaidrība

Related terms

• skaidrs
• skaidrot