limpid

lim·pid

adj \ˈlim-pəd\

Definition of LIMPID

1

a : marked by transparency : pellucid <limpid streams> b : clear and simple in style <limpid prose>

2

: absolutely serene and untroubled

— lim·pid·i·ty \lim-ˈpi-də-tē\ noun

— lim·pid·ly \ˈlim-pəd-lē\ adverb

— lim·pid·ness noun

Examples of LIMPID

1. the limpid waters of the stream
2. <her eyes are the blue of a limpid stream of water>

Origin of LIMPID

French or Latin; French limpide, from Latin limpidus, perhaps from lympha water — more at lymph

First Known Use: 1613

Related to LIMPID

Synonyms: crystal, crystal clear, crystalline, clear, liquid, lucent, pellucid, see-through, transparent

Antonyms: cloudy, opaque

Related Words: colorless, uncolored; diaphanous, lucid, semitranslucent, semitransparent, sheer, translucent, transparentized; glassy, vitreous

Near Antonyms: colored, dark, glazed, tinted; filmy, foggy, hazy, misty, nebulous, smoky (also smokey); dense, muddy, murky, turbid

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