pellucid
[ puh-loo-sid ]
adjective
allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent
clear in meaning, expression, or style: a pellucid way of writing.
Origin of pellucid
1Other words for pellucid
Opposites for pellucid
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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How to use pellucid in a sentence
Mr E. M. Forster's eyes are pellucidly clear in their vision both of rich and poor.
Why we should read | S. P. B. MaisWhen held up to the light the leaflets are seen to be densely pellucidly punctate.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold Cooley
British Dictionary definitions for pellucid
pellucid
/ (pɛˈluːsɪd) /
adjective
transparent or translucent
extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid
Origin of pellucid
1C17: 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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