lucidness

noun

Definition of lucidnessnext
as in clarity
clearness of expression she was impressed by the lucidness of her surgeon's explanation of the operation

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  1. clarity
  2. simplicity
  3. lucidity
Noun
  • Jordan Lyle out The Hurricanes on Thursday officially ruled out Jordan Lyle for Friday’s game against Stanford as the junior running back continues to await legal clarity following his August arrest.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Will banning phones bring real-world clarity and connection to kids’ lives, or deprive them of one of their last routes to autonomy in a claustrophobic world?
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of clarity
Noun
  • While Van Patten’s current makeup routine is all about simplicity, that wasn’t always the case.
    — Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Clinamen @ The Park Avenue Armory Céleste Boursier-Mougenot’s Clinamen was mesmerizing in its simplicity.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of simplicity
Noun
  • Netizens were quick to joke about out the unusual outage affecting almost every major AI chatbot service, describing a momentary glimpse of lucidity for a society obsessed with a tech that’s deteriorating our cognitive abilities.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
  • To catch them in a moment of lucidity and bring them to the free clinic already felt like a lucky break.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026
Definition of lucidity
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“Lucidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lucidness. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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