duidelijkere

Duidelijker is the comparative form of the Dutch adjective duidelijk, meaning more clear or more obvious. It is used to compare the clarity of statements, explanations, texts, or other information.

In Dutch, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and definiteness. The comparative form can also be inflected to match the noun. Before a singular noun with an indefinite article, the form is typically een duidelijker X (a clearer X). Before a plural noun, or when emphasizing a comparison with another plural, the attributive form becomes duidelijkere X (clearer X). For example: een duidelijker antwoord (a clearer answer) and duidelijkere antwoorden (clearer answers). In the definite plural, you can also encounter de duidelijkere uitleg (the clearer explanation) when making a comparison.

Usage notes include that duidelijker is primarily used for explicit comparison. It appears in formal, journalistic, and academic writing as well as in everyday speech, whenever two or more things are evaluated for clarity. The word fits with other degrees of comparison, such as duidelijk (clear) and het duidelijkst (the clearest), the latter forming the superlative.

Etymology: duidelijk derives from Dutch with the comparative suffix -er; the plural-attributive form can take -ere when used in a comparative sense with plural nouns. Related terms include duidelijk, duidelijkheid (clarity), and het duidelijkst (the clearest).

See also: duidelijk, helderheid, duidelijkheid.