éclaircissement
See also: eclaircissement
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French éclaircissement.
Noun
éclaircissement (plural éclaircissements)
- Alternative form of eclaircissement.
French
Etymology
éclaircir (“to clarify”) + -ment
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.klɛʁ.sis.mɑ̃/
- Rhymes: -ɑ̃
- Homophone: éclaircissements
- Hyphenation: é‧clair‧cisse‧ment
Noun
éclaircissement m (plural éclaircissements)
- a clarification, notably on an obscure subject
- Synonyms: clarification, explication
Related terms
- éclair
- éclairant
- éclaircie
- éclairer
- éclaircissage
- éclairement
- éclairer
- éclaireur m
Further reading
- “éclaircissement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.