pellucid

[ puh-loo-sid ]

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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.

Origin of pellucid

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

Other words for pellucid

2	transparent

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Opposites for pellucid

1, 2	opaque
3	obscure

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Other words from pellucid

pel·lu·cid·i·ty [pel-oo-sid-i-tee], /ˌpɛl ʊˈsɪd ɪ ti/, pel·lu·cid·ness, noun
pel·lu·cid·ly, adverb
sub·pel·lu·cid, adjective
sub·pel·lu·cid·ly, adverb
sub·pel·lu·cid·ness, noun
sub·pel·lu·cid·i·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for pellucid

pellucid

/ (pɛˈluːsɪd) /

adjective

transparent or translucent
extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid

Origin of pellucid

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

Derived forms of pellucid

pellucidly, adverb
pellucidity or pellucidness, noun

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