pellucid

adjective

pə-ˈlü-səd How to pronounce pellucid (audio)
Definition of pellucidnext
1
as in crystal
easily seen through the pellucid waters that lap upon that island's beaches

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2
as in transparent
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation her poetry has a pellucid simplicity that betrays none of the sweat that went into writing it

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Recent Examples of pellucid As in all his books and essays, Brown’s prose is pellucid, meditative, courteous. — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 9 June 2023 Later, his industry and his pellucid style gave him other successes, as a writer of slice-of-life novels, an idiosyncratic left-wing polemicist, and a public explainer. — Stephanie Burt, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2022 The dish is traditionally served cold, but the CheLi chef Wang Lin Qun’s version is pleasantly warm, allowing the pellucid skin to caramelize into an ambrosial crunch. — The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2021 The outer movements mixed thoughtful vigor with pellucid lyricism. — BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pellucid
  1. crystal
  2. transparent
  3. clear
  4. liquid
  5. crystalline
  6. limpid
Adjective
  • O’Connor’s face filled the screen, her crystal-blue eyes piercing me in my own living room.
    — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 July 2026
  • Beside the dessert sat a crystal coupe overflowing with Caramelized Shallot Dip from Every Leaf, Every Stem.
    — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 June 2026
Definition of crystal
Adjective
  • Many of Nothing’s smartphones and headphones feature transparent casings that leave some of the internal components exposed.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Pan Yan The substance is integrated into a transparent, medium-sized insert designed to fit onto a garbage bin lid.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of transparent
Adjective
  • Though 57% of voters say the Democratic Party does not have a clear vision for the future, Republicans hold no advantage in this category either, according to a CBS News poll released on Sunday.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
  • With no side holding a clear majority, a deadlock, a minority government, a unity government – or another election – are all plausible outcomes.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of clear
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  • This is made possible by the system’s zero-liquid-discharge technology, which evaporates the brine into solid salt and reduces the need to handle liquid waste.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • A lot of uncertainty remains in the lift capacity of Starship, as well as in how much cryogenic methane and liquid oxygen will boil off in orbit and how efficient the process of transferring propellants from one ship to another will be.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of liquid
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  • Clouds gathered and the crystalline blue broke often for ominous gray.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This process, which generates perfectly crystalline silicon ingots to be sliced like fragile metallic salamis into thin wafers, is entrusted largely to one firm in Taiwan and two in Japan.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of crystalline
Adjective
  • Colorado trio Prairiewolf operates in both these realms, creating limpid yet propulsive instrumental music that faces the stars while remaining focused on doings on the ground.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 17 July 2026
  • Eventually, just like Chlpík’s limpid camera, Agata comes to see the beauty in both, when in the film’s most moving moment, the sisters tacitly reconcile while Jula’s kids splash about in the tub at bathtime.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 11 July 2026
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“Pellucid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pellucid. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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