as in clarity
clearness of expression
the lucidity of the recipe should ensure a minimum of confusion
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Recent Examples of lucidity
In past decades, the Nobel Prize committee has tended to prefer lucidity and clarity, in poetry as well as prose, over experimentation.
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Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
In sleep labs, researchers train dreamers to signal lucidity through deliberate eye movements, which can be time-stamped using electrooculography (EOG).
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Isla is largely confined to bed upstairs, feverish with an undiagnosed illness that gives her severe pain and erratic lucidity.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
His eyes reveal a precociousness and a lucidity that's there, but his motor function doesn't exist.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 9 June 2025
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Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
In sleep labs, researchers train dreamers to signal lucidity through deliberate eye movements, which can be time-stamped using electrooculography (EOG).
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Isla is largely confined to bed upstairs, feverish with an undiagnosed illness that gives her severe pain and erratic lucidity.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
His eyes reveal a precociousness and a lucidity that's there, but his motor function doesn't exist.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lucidity
Noun
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This interview has been edited for length and clarity.—
Hannah Howard,
Midwest Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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The pull toward explanation, footnotes, forcing a journalistic clarity in a literary piece that engages the politics that frame it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But accessibility is often confused with simplicity.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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When time is short, that simplicity is often what makes a gift feel thoughtful rather than last-minute.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Lucidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lucidity. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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