lucid

[loo-sid]

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adjective

easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation.
characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane: a lucid moment in his madness.
shining or bright.

clear; pellucid; transparent.

Origin of lucid

1575–85; < Latin lūcidus, equivalent to lūc-, stem of lūx light¹ + -idus -id⁴

Related formslu·cid·i·ty, lu·cid·ness, nounlu·cid·ly, adverbnon·lu·cid, adjectivenon·lu·cid·ly, adverbnon·lu·cid·ness, nounun·lu·cid, adjectiveun·lu·cid·ly, adverbun·lu·cid·ness, noun

Synonyms for lucid

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1. plain, understandable, evident, obvious. 2. sound, reasonable. 3. radiant, luminous. 4. limpid.

Antonyms for lucid

1, 4. obscure. 2. irrational. 3. dim.

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Related Words for lucidly

reasonably, intelligently, wisely, logically, judiciously, certainly, plainly, undoubtedly, obviously, openly, definitely, surely, distinctly, precisely, apparently, evidently, positively, seemingly, lucidly, acutely

Examples from the Web for lucidly

Contemporary Examples of lucidly

Please read this brief (15 pages) and lucidly written report published last December by the Congressional Research Service.
The GOP’s Three Fiscal Lies
Michael Tomasky
March 23, 2013
Murray does not state this point as lucidly as one might wish, so the quotations will have to skip around a bit.
Social Science Minus the Science
David Frum
February 8, 2012

Historical Examples of lucidly

The rules are lucidly explained, and the selections made with taste.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848
Various
"Because then I can talk about them to them," concluded Alwynne lucidly.
Regiment of Women
Clemence Dane
To think sharply and lucidly is the result of self-discipline.
Talks on Writing English
Arlo Bates
Her mind watched, nevertheless, as keenly and as lucidly as in her happiest days.
The Trappers of Arkansas
Gustave Aimard
"She may not have liked children," observed Lady Lyons, lucidly.
Mrs. Dorriman, Volume 3 of 3
Julie Bosville Chetwynd

British Dictionary definitions for lucidly

lucid

adjective

readily understood; clear
shining or glowing
psychiatry of or relating to a period of normality between periods of insane or irresponsible behaviour

Derived Formslucidity or lucidness, nounlucidly, adverb

Word Origin for lucid

C16: from Latin lūcidus full of light, from lūx light

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Word Origin and History for lucidly

lucid

adj.

1590s, "bright, shining," from Latin lucidus "light, bright, clear," figuratively "perspicuous, lucid, clear," from lucere "to shine," from lux (genitive lucis) "light," from PIE root *leuk- "to shine, be bright" (see light (n.)). Sense of "easy to understand" first recorded 1786. Lucid interval "period of calm or temporary sanity" (1580s) is from Medieval Latin lucida intervalla (plural), which was common in medieval English legal documents (cf. non est compos mentis, sed gaudet lucidis intervallis). Related: Lucidly; lucidness (1640s).