French word

éclaircissement

Pronunciation

IPA/eklɛʁsisəmɑ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nounclarification

Example

Peux-tu me donner un éclaircissement sur ce point ?

Could you give me some clarification on this point?

Illustration for éclaircissement (clarification)

More examples

Ils ont demandé un éclaircissement au sujet du paiement.

They requested clarification about the payment.

Core concept

A blurred difference becomes sharply outlined through an added explanation.

Common phrases

  • demander un éclaircissement

    request clarification

  • donner un éclaircissement

    give clarification

  • avoir besoin d'un éclaircissement

    require clarification

Similar words

explication: A detailed account of the meaning or reasons behind something.
précision: A brief clarification that makes words or information more precise.
renseignement: Information provided about a fact or subject of interest.
détail: Specific information about a small part of something.

Definition in French

Précision donnée pour expliquer ou clarifier une information ambigüe afin de supprimer un malentendu.

Word origin

Éclaircissement derives from éclaircir and its noun-forming suffix -issement, and the verb is built on clair, a word descended from Latin clarus.

Usage tips

  • Éclaircissement is masculine, as shown by un éclaircissement, and its plural is éclaircissements with the final s normally silent.

Other meanings

  • explanationnoun

Opposites

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