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pellucid

[ puh-loo-sid ]
/ pəˈlu sɪd /
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adjective
allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent
clear; limpid: pellucid waters.
clear in meaning, expression, or style: a pellucid way of writing.
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Origin of pellucid

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

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Words nearby pellucid

pelletize, pellicle, pellicle mirror, pellitory, pell-mell, pellucid, pellum, Pelly, Pelmanism, pelmeny, pelmet
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Words related to pellucid

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

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British Dictionary definitions for pellucid

pellucid
/ (pɛˈluːsɪd) /
adjective
transparent or translucent
extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid

Derived forms of pellucid

pellucidly, 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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