limpid

American  

[lim-pid] / ˈlɪm pɪd /

adjective

1. clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air.

   We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.

2. free from obscurity; lucid; clear.

   a limpid style; limpid prose.

3. completely calm; without distress or worry.

   a limpid, emotionless existence.

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limpid British  

/ ˈlɪmpɪd /

adjective

1. clear or transparent

2. (esp of writings, style, etc) free from obscurity

3. calm; peaceful

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Other Word Forms

• limpidity noun
• limpidly adverb
• limpidness noun

Etymology

Origin of limpid

First recorded in 1605–15, limpid is from the Latin word limpidus clear. See lymph, -id ⁴

Example Sentences

Directly across from the local Chamber of Commerce’s “Welcome to Joshua Tree” sign on the Twentynine Palms Highway, a makeshift billboard declares “JTAM” in tall black letters set over a broad strip of limpid blue.

From Los Angeles Times

The voice, Mersal later wrote, was “modern, strange, limpid and beyond categorization.”

From New York Times

That nimble versatility also made for fluid shifts between limpid precision and alluring rubato, between concerto virtuosity and the recital-like intimacy with which he opened the famous 18th Variation.

From New York Times

“Go for Qatar, go for Qatar!” he pleaded as he unleashed his bird into the limpid desert air.

From Washington Times

At moments, it seemed that the clouds resembled a dazzling coral reef, set not in the sea but in the limpid blue of the sky.

From Washington Post