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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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
He had a lucid conversation with the ER doctor that night, who agreed to take him off the medications.
Might a patient with an empty skull become lucid?
The legislation gives lucid, terminally ill patients the right to aid in dying if their suffering is unbearable and all treatment options have been exhausted.
From Barron's
She starts lucid dreaming and sleepwalking, receiving phone calls from beyond — like from their dead mother when she was a teenager beyond.
From Los Angeles Times
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