pellucid

American  

[puh-loo-sid] / pəˈlu sɪd /

adjective

1. allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent

   Antonyms:

   opaque

2. clear; limpid.

   pellucid waters.

   Synonyms:

   transparent

   Antonyms:

   opaque

3. clear in meaning, expression, or style.

   a pellucid way of writing.

   Antonyms:

   obscure

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pellucid British  

/ pɛˈluːsɪd /

adjective

1. transparent or translucent

2. extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid

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Other Word Forms

• pellucidity noun
• pellucidly adverb
• pellucidness noun
• subpellucid adjective
• subpellucidity noun
• subpellucidly adverb
• subpellucidness noun

Etymology

Origin of pellucid

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin pellūcidus, variant of perlūcidus “transparent, radiant”; per-, lucid

Example Sentences

Discerning, tender and pellucid in its beauty, this is the kind of small, perfect novel it is hard to imagine anybody not loving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

A reviewer in The Guardian called it “an eloquent, pellucid, sometimes poignant study of five female intellectuals, each of whom disdained convention to fulfill their potential as thinkers and writers.”

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2021

But even on Capri I could not devote myself exclusively to the enjoyment of the pellucid blue waters, the fresh seafood and the icy limoncello.

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2019

Gass was one of the great prose stylists, and the writing here is typically smooth and pellucid, conjuring its effects by stealth and unflagging control.

From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2019

Her lashes, he recalled, were golden red, her eyes pellucid blue.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor