Home › Words › C › clearyclearycleary means A surname from Irish.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, cleary ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cléirigh (“descendant of the cleric”), from cléireach (“cleric”).nameA surname from Irish.A census-designated place in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.A ghost town in Livingston County, Missouri, United States.nounA clear marble (sphere used in games), usually colored, but without decoration or design.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.glarney 66% match — A kind of patterned glass marble in children's games. vs cleary →clearsome 60% match — Characterised or marked by clarity or clearness; clear, bright. vs cleary →clarety 60% match — Characteristic (in color or flavor) of claret. vs cleary →clearness 60% match — Brightness, brilliancy. vs cleary →clearish 59% match — Somewhat clear. vs cleary →clambroth 59% match — A kind of marble with equally spaced opaque lines on a usually milk-white opaque base. vs cleary →clearer 57% match — Someone who or something which clears. vs cleary →sulphide 57% match — A kind of clear marble with a small statuette or figure inside. vs cleary →