limpid

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adjective

clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air: We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.

free from obscurity; lucid; clear: a limpid style; limpid prose.

completely calm; without distress or worry: a limpid, emotionless existence.

Origin of limpid

First recorded in 1605–15, limpid is from the Latin word limpidus clear. See lymph, -id⁴

Related formslim·pid·i·ty, lim·pid·ness, nounlim·pid·ly, adverb

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Related Words for limpid

bright, comprehensible, definite, distinct, filmy, intelligible, lucid, obvious, pellucid, perspicuous, pure, thin, translucent, transparent, unambiguous, crystalline, see-through, crystal-clear, luculent, transpicuous

Examples from the Web for limpid

Contemporary Examples of limpid

Despite the beautiful, limpid looks, and melodious voice, Fraser has always possessed a steely determination to do things her way.
Antonia Fraser on Her Wild Marriage
Amanda Foreman
November 8, 2010

Historical Examples of limpid

I believed in visions––in the deep, limpid, mysterious springs of conduct.
The Cruise of the Shining Light
Norman Duncan
From it came the sound of a voice, limpid, clear, which Lennox knew and knew too was not Margaret's.
The Paliser case
Edgar Saltus
Birds called excitedly and flew exultantly about in the limpid air.
Miss Pat at School
Pemberton Ginther
Her eyes were soft and limpid, and they held an expression of dreaminess in their depths.
Phyllis
Dorothy Whitehill
He is lacking in the limpid clarity of sheer light-heartedness.
Maxim Gorki
Hans Ostwald

British Dictionary definitions for limpid

limpid

adjective

clear or transparent

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

calm; peaceful

Derived Formslimpidity or limpidness, nounlimpidly, adverb

Word Origin for limpid

C17: from French limpide, from Latin limpidus clear

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Word Origin and History for limpid

adj.

c.1600, from French limpide (15c.) and directly from Latin limpidus "clear," from limpa "water goddess, water;" probably cognate with lympha "clear liquid" (see lymph). Related: Limpidly.