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limpid
[
lim
-pid
]
Example Sentences
Origin
lim·pid
/
ˈlɪm
pɪd
/
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[
lim
-pid
]
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adjective
1.
clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air:
We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.
2.
free from obscurity;
lucid
; clear:
a limpid style; limpid prose.
3.
completely calm; without distress or worry:
a limpid, emotionless existence.
Origin:
1605–15;
<
Latin
limpidus
clear.
See
lymph
,
-id
4
Related forms
lim·pid·i·ty,
lim·pid·ness,
noun
lim·pid·ly,
adverb
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Example Sentences
Limpid
sententiousness is often more poisonous than ordinary turgidity.
These benefit from her
limpid
tone and her sensual stage presence.
With its absence of propulsive drumming, this chamber jazz is still too
limpid
for some.
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Limpid
sententiousness is often more poisonous than ordinary turgidity.
These benefit from her
limpid
tone and her sensual stage presence.
With its absence of propulsive drumming, this chamber jazz is still too
limpid
for some.
We went wandering through the woods, and came to a
limpid
and shallow stream a matter of three yards wide.
On one piece, he let gentle long notes hang suspended,
limpid
and serene.
Sibelius lived out their days there, drawing strength from prolonged immersion in the landscape of dense forests and
limpid
lakes.
Her face was smooth and unscarred, but the fine lines of care were beginning to etch the
limpid
ivory of her complexion.
Millet's drawings are
limpid
and nuanced, with a remarkable feel for light and the weight of things.
He produces a multisided chunk of quartz, a
limpid
crystal.
The crew looks up at the skull-splitting racket with
limpid
smiles of unfeigned appreciation.
Feist's little exercise in science-fiction is a
limpid
and artificial thing.
Their
limpid
and listless endeavors to fall in with the spirit of farce are almost painful and pathetic.
O'Connor, who was barefoot and has grown a bit round, still has those
limpid
blue eyes.
Bouquet offers a
limpid
and deft performance, his quick shifts of emotion creating a chill all their own.
In its sparkling jet of
limpid
water, it must always be suggestive of the purity of which it is typical.
Botti's sumptuous,
limpid
instrumental voice was the focus of the show, and so the pyrotechnic moments felt a bit diversionary.
It is served
limpid
and glacially cold with two plump.
They are impressive precisely because they sound so natural, so
limpid
.
Greenfield is an appealing blend of coltish energy and
limpid
emotion.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
limpid
(ˈlɪmpɪd)
—
adj
1.
clear or transparent
2.
(esp of writings, style, etc) free from obscurity
3.
calm; peaceful
[C17: from French
limpide,
from Latin
limpidus
clear]
lim'pidity
—
n
'limpidness
—
n
'limpidly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
limpid
1609, from Fr. limpide, from L. limpidus "clear," from limpa "water goddess, water;" probably cognate with lympha "clear liquid" (see
lymph
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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