clareia

Clareia is a term in Portuguese that can function as a verb form and, less commonly, as a proper noun. As a verb, clareia is the third-person singular present indicative of clarear, meaning to make clear or brighter, or to become clear or bright. In sentences: “O céu clareia ao amanhecer” or “A cidade clareia com as luzes da manhã.” The verb can also be used metaphorically to clarify or illuminate, though more typical verbs for explanation are esclarecer or explicar.

As a noun, clareia is not standard in Brazilian Portuguese for “a clearing” or “a clearing in a forest”—that term is clareira. Some regional or literary uses may occur as a noun form of the verb, but it is not common in formal dictionaries.

In onomastics, Clareia may appear as a proper noun in some contexts, used as a place name or surname, but it is not widely documented as a major geographic entity. Etymology: clareia derives from clarear, from Latin clarus “clear, bright.” See also clareira, esclarecer, clareamento.