lucid
Americanadjective
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easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible.
a lucid explanation.
- Synonyms:
- obvious, evident, understandable, plain
- Antonyms:
- obscure
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characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane.
a lucid moment in his madness.
- Synonyms:
- reasonable, sound
- Antonyms:
- irrational
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shining or bright.
- Antonyms:
- dim
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clear; pellucid; transparent.
- Synonyms:
- limpid
- Antonyms:
- obscure
adjective
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readily understood; clear
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shining or glowing
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psychiatry of or relating to a period of normality between periods of insane or irresponsible behaviour
Other Word Forms
- lucidity noun
- lucidly adverb
- lucidness noun
- nonlucid adjective
- nonlucidly adverb
- nonlucidness noun
- unlucid adjective
- unlucidly adverb
- unlucidness noun
Etymology
Origin of lucid
First recorded in 1575–85; from Latin lūcidus, equivalent to lūc- (stem of lūx light 1 ) + -idus -id 4
Example Sentences
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The findings support the idea that REM sleep, the rapid eye movement stage of sleep when vivid and sometimes lucid dreams occur, may be especially helpful for creative problem solving.
From Science Daily
Mr. McDougall justifies his lucid and expansive method by quoting Rudyard Kipling: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”
In a split second my mind grew lucid, and my heart started thumping.
From Literature
Yet this novel is more interesting when it explores the freakier aspects of the alien’s presence: Every evening at around the same time, local oldsters with dementia become briefly lucid.
Smith agreed that King was the less reliable narrator, writing that “Kincaid’s remarkably lucid, rapid-fire, and forthright demeanor on the stand — compared to King’s calculated demeanor” made it “obvious” that Kincaid was telling the truth.
From Salon
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