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

• clarity
• explicitness
• lucidness
• perspicuity
• perspicuousness
• simplicity

Examples of lucidity in a Sentence

the lucidity of the recipe should ensure a minimum of confusion

Recent Examples on the Web

The outlets that had received harsh blowback for their previous reports on Biden’s lucidity now feel justified. —Hadas Gold, CNN, 2 July 2024

By doing, and nothing more, with the lucidity and the pragmatism that have always set me apart. —Luisa Zargani, WWD, 11 July 2024

Biden’s lucidity became one of the leading issues in the 2024 presidential campaign when the 81-year-old leader struggled to complete sentences during a 90-minute debate with Donald Trump late last month. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024

For a still-young man of exceptional talents — for strategy, oratory, lucidity and timing — his fall is bewildering. —Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1