pellucid

[puh-loo-sid]

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adjective

allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
clear or limpid: pellucid waters.
clear in meaning, expression, or style: a pellucid way of writing.

Origin of pellucid

1610–20; < Latin pellūcidus, variant of perlūcidus. See per-, lucid

Related formspel·lu·cid·i·ty

[pel-oo-sid-i-tee] /ˌpɛl ʊˈsɪd ɪ ti/, pel·lu·cid·ness, nounpel·lu·cid·ly, adverbsub·pel·lu·cid, adjectivesub·pel·lu·cid·ly, adverbsub·pel·lu·cid·ness, nounsub·pel·lu·cid·i·ty, noun

Synonyms for pellucid

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2. transparent.

Antonyms for pellucid

1, 2. opaque. 3. obscure.

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Related Words for pellucid

bright, comprehensible, explicit, limpid, luminous, plain, simple, translucent, transparent

Examples from the Web for pellucid

Historical Examples of pellucid

Peter was silent for a while, aware of the pellucid meaning of her "it."
The Vagrant Duke
George Gibbs
He believes in making music as pellucid to the hearers as clear water.
A Day with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
George Sampson
Pellucid: colored, but transparent: sometimes applied when there is no color.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
Soon they were all joyously stamping and dancing in what had so lately been a pellucid pool.
A Book of Myths
Jean Lang
Often the air is calm and pellucid, without a single cloud on high.
An Iceland Fisherman
Pierre Loti

British Dictionary definitions for pellucid

pellucid

adjective

transparent or translucent
extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid

Derived Formspellucidly, adverbpellucidity or pellucidness, noun

Word Origin for pellucid

C17: from Latin pellūcidus, variant of perlūcidus, from perlūcēre to shine through, from per through + lūcēre to shine

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Word Origin and History for pellucid

adj.

"transparent, translucent," 1610s, from Latin pellucidus "transparent," from pellucere "shine through," from per- "through" (see per) + lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)). Related: Pellucidly; pellucidity.

pellucid in Medicine

pellucid

[pə-lōō′sĭd]

adj.

Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent.