perspicuous

per·spic·u·ous

adj \pər-ˈspi-kyə-wəs\

Definition of PERSPICUOUS

: plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation <a perspicuous argument>

— per·spi·cu·ity \ˌpər-spə-ˈkyü-ə-tē\ noun

— per·spic·u·ous·ly \pər-ˈspi-kyə-wəs-lē\ adverb

— per·spic·u·ous·ness noun

Examples of PERSPICUOUS

1. <believing that poetry need not be as perspicuous as prose, he writes poems that are intentionally ambiguous>

Origin of PERSPICUOUS

Latin perspicuus transparent, perspicuous, from perspicere

First Known Use: 1586

Related to PERSPICUOUS

Synonyms: apparent, bald, bald-faced, barefaced, bright-line, broad, clear-cut, crystal clear, decided, distinct, evident, lucid, luculent, luminous, manifest, nonambiguous, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, pellucid, clear, plain, ringing, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unambivalent, unequivocal, unmistakable

Antonyms: ambiguous, clouded, cryptic, dark, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, indistinct, mysterious, nonobvious, obfuscated, obscure, unapparent, unclarified, unclear, unclouded

Related Words: cognizable, cognoscible, comprehendible, comprehensible, digestible, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, knowable, understandable; self-evident, self-explanatory; clean-cut, simple, tidy, uncomplicated; overt, undisguised; appreciable, perceptible, recognizable, sensible, tangible; discernible (also discernable), noticeable, observable, visible; black-and-white, explicit, trenchant, well-defined; clean, decipherable, fair, legible, readable

Near Antonyms: incomprehensible, indecipherable, unfathomable, unintelligible, unknowable; impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, indiscernible, insensible; cloudy, gauzy, gray (also grey), hazy, imprecise, indefinite, indeterminate, misty, murky, nebulous, noncommital, sketchy, slippery, subtle, vague; illegible, undecipherable, unreadable

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Rhymes with PERSPICUOUS

conspicuous, transpicuous