pellucid

American  

[puh-loo-sid] / pəˈlu sɪd /

adjective

1. allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent

   Antonyms:

   opaque

2. clear; limpid.

   pellucid waters.

   Synonyms:

   transparent

   Antonyms:

   opaque

3. clear in meaning, expression, or style.

   a pellucid way of writing.

   Antonyms:

   obscure

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pellucid British  

/ pɛˈluːsɪd /

adjective

1. transparent or translucent

2. extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid

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Other Word Forms

• pellucidity noun
• pellucidly adverb
• pellucidness noun
• subpellucid adjective
• subpellucidity noun
• subpellucidly adverb
• subpellucidness noun

Etymology

Origin of pellucid

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin pellūcidus, variant of perlūcidus “transparent, radiant”; per-, lucid

Example Sentences

Discerning, tender and pellucid in its beauty, this is the kind of small, perfect novel it is hard to imagine anybody not loving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

A reviewer in The Guardian called it “an eloquent, pellucid, sometimes poignant study of five female intellectuals, each of whom disdained convention to fulfill their potential as thinkers and writers.”

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2021

Developing the lo-fi blues of his early work and pre-empting Sea Change’s pellucid studies of a wrecked relationship, Beck’s wallowing is given an almost mystical edge by Indian drones and sitar tolling underneath it.

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2020

If you are missing cocktail bars, New York City before the shutdown or simply pellucid and startlingly intelligent poetry, “Three Poems” is a book for you.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2020

Her lashes, he recalled, were golden red, her eyes pellucid blue.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor