Definition
The act or process of clearing something, or the space created by clearing away obstructions or debris.
Etymology
From 'clear' (Old English clær, meaning bright or transparent) plus the suffix '-age' (from Old French, indicating an action or result). The term evolved to describe both the action of clearing and its physical outcome.
Kelly Says
This word is rarely used today, but it's a great example of how English speakers used '-age' to turn verbs into nouns—just like 'drainage' or 'leakage.' Medieval writers used 'clearage' to describe freshly cleared farmland, showing how language captured the hard work of turning forests into fields.
Translations
BNবাংলা
স্পষ্টতা
sh-p-osh-ta-ta
CACatalà
neteja
ne-teh-ja
CSČeština
vyčištění
v-y-ch-ish-ten-yeh
DADansk
afrensning
af-rens-ning
DEDeutsch
Freigabe
fray-gah-beh
ELΕλληνικά
αφαίρεση
a-f-ay-reh-seh
ESEspañol
despeje
des-pe-heh
FISuomi
selvitys
sel-vi-tys
FRFrançais
dégage
de-ga-zh
HIहिन्दी
स्पष्टता
s-p-sh-ta
HUMagyar
tisztítás
tish-tee-taash
IDBahasa Indonesia
kejelasan
ke-jale-an
ITItaliano
sgombero
s-goh-meh-roh
KO한국어
명확성
myeong-hwa-sseong
MSBahasa Melayu
kejelasan
ke-jale-an
MYမြန်မာ
ရှင်းလင်း
shing-ling
NLNederlands
opruiming
op-roo-ming
NONorsk
avrensning
ah-vren-sh-ning
PLPolski
wyczyszczenie
v-ich-sh-chen-yeh
PTPortuguês
despeje
de-spe-heh
RORomână
eliminare
eh-li-mee-nah-reh
RUРусский
очистка
ochistka
SVSvenska
utsläpp
oot-s-lepp
SWKiswahili
ufunguo
oo-fun-g-oo-oh
TEతెలుగు
కుశలత
ku-sha-la-ta
THไทย
ความชัดเจน
kwan-chum-chet-jen
TLTL
pagsasalaysay
pa-g-sa-la-sa-lay-say
TRTürkçe
arındırma
ar-in-dir-mah
UKУкраїнська
очищення
ochyschennya
VITiếng Việt
sự rõ ràng
su ro-rang
ZUZU
ukupheka
oo-koo-peh-kah