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limpidity

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Synonyms and Antonyms of limpidity

the state or quality of being easily seen through Crystal Lake was obviously named for the limpidity of its water Synonyms clearness, clarity, limpidness, lucency, translucence, translucency, transparencyRelated Words brightness, brilliance, effulgence, luminosity, luminousness; definition, resolution, sharpness; apparentness, observability, visibilityNear Antonyms fogginess, haziness, milkiness, mistiness, murkinessAntonyms cloudiness, opacity, opaqueness, turbidity, turbidness

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