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

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

As Chandan drifts between lucidity and confusion, Shoaib tries to comfort him, but his condition deteriorates rapidly. —Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 21 Nov. 2025

The 40 Water will deliver us to lucidity on Sunday night. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

In past decades, the Nobel Prize committee has tended to prefer lucidity and clarity, in poetry as well as prose, over experimentation. —Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 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