limpid
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
1Other words from limpid
- lim·pid·i·ty, lim·pid·ness, noun
- lim·pid·ly, adverb
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How to use limpid in a sentence
There was a clarity and limpidity about her trills and runs which surprised and delighted.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThat of the king of France, called the Regent or Pitt diamond, remarkable for its form and its perfect limpidity.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure“Yes,” said the doctor thoughtfully, as he stood trying to pierce the soft transparent limpidity of the coming night.
Dead Man's Land | George Manville FennThe limpidity of her blue eye and a flickering dimple added much to the quaint comprehensiveness of her answer.
T. Tembarom | Frances Hodgson BurnettNot only was his fidelity absolute, but there is a certain mysterious limpidity of gaze that reveals the soul of the sitter.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 4 (of 14) | Elbert Hubbard
British Dictionary definitions for limpid
/ (ˈlɪmpɪd) /
clear or transparent
(esp of writings, style, etc) free from obscurity
calm; peaceful
Origin of limpid
1Derived forms of limpid
- limpidity or limpidness, noun
- limpidly, adverb
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