pellucid

pel·lu·cid

adj \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

Examples of PELLUCID

1. <the pellucid waters that lap upon that island's beaches>
2. <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

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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Rhymes with PELLUCID

Seleucid