lucidity

noun

lu·​cid·​i·​ty lü-ˈsi-də-tē 

1

: clearness of thought or style

the lucidity of the explanation

2

: a presumed capacity to perceive the truth directly and instantaneously : clairvoyance

… when the spirit is drawn to lucidity by the immediacy of death …

—Graham Greene

Synonyms of lucidity

• clarity
• simplicity

Examples of lucidity in a Sentence

the lucidity of the recipe should ensure a minimum of confusion

Recent Examples on the Web

Not necessarily more accurately, but with a lucidity that may have evaded them till now. —Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026

Then the interview happens, and Thomas is swinging between lucidity and senility, and a million things about their relationship come up, and the fiction records the interview the phone couldn’t capture. —Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026

Research has shown that music and art can help lower depression for some of these patients and help inspire moments of lucidity. —Cindy Hsu, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026

That need for validation is seen most immediately in Isabella but broadens out to Sam the director in the film whom Isabella accuses in a moment of catty lucidity of fearing that he will be exposed as a talentless coward with nothing to say…. —John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin lūciditāt-, lūciditās "brightness," from Latin lūcidus "bright, lucid" + -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for lucidity

• acidity
• aridity
• avidity
• cupidity
• fluidity
• humidity
• liquidity
• morbidity
• placidity
• rancidity
• rapidity
• rigidity