claret C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈklɛrət/ UK /ˈklærət/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a dry red Bordeaux wine, or its deep purplish-red color He poured a glass of claret and settled by the fire. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a dry red bordeaux wine, or... bordeauxwineburgundymaroon Word family Related forms clarifyclarityclear Etymology AI details From Old French (vin) claret ('clear, light-colored wine'), from cler/clair ('clear'), from Latin clarus ('clear, bright'). claret Old French clarus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # claret **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈklɛrət/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈklærət/ ## Meanings 1. a dry red Bordeaux wine, or its deep purplish-red color ## Examples - He poured a glass of claret and settled by the fire. ## Synonyms - bordeaux - wine - burgundy - maroon ## Related Forms - clarify - clarity - clear ## Roots and Affixes - Root: claret - Root: clarus ## Etymology From Old French (vin) claret ('clear, light-colored wine'), from cler/clair ('clear'), from Latin clarus ('clear, bright'). ## AI Etymology Claret comes from Old French (vin) claret ('clear, light-colored wine'), from cler/clair ('clear'), from Latin clarus ('clear, bright'). The historical trail runs through claret in Old French and clarus in Latin. Used as a noun and adjective, claret now means "a dry red Bordeaux wine, or its deep purplish-red color", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as clarify, clarity, and clear. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown