pellucid
Americanadjective
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allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent
- Antonyms:
- opaque
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pellucid waters.
- Synonyms:
- transparent
- Antonyms:
- opaque
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clear in meaning, expression, or style.
a pellucid way of writing.
- Antonyms:
- obscure
adjective
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transparent or translucent
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extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid
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
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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
He has done this in a breezy, pellucid manner, with a rare talent for explaining abstruse concepts — say, collateralized debt obligations — so that even I can understand them.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2018
Waikiki is renowned for its pellucid water, high rises and luxury storefronts.
From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2017
Her lashes, he recalled, were golden red, her eyes pellucid blue.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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