pellucid
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adjective \pə-ˈlü-səd\Definition of PELLUCID
1
: admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion <a pellucid stream>
2
: reflecting light evenly from all surfaces
3
: easy to understand
— pel·lu·cid·ly \pə-ˈlü-səd-lē\ adverb
See Examples of PELLUCID
- <the pellucid waters that lap upon that island's beaches>
- <her poetry has a pellucid simplicity that betrays none of the sweat that went into writing it>
Origin of PELLUCID
Latin pellucidus, from per through + lucidus lucid — more at for
First Known Use: 1610
Related to PELLUCID
- Synonyms
- crystal, crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, liquid, lucent, clear, see-through, transparent
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