limpid
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pɪd 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.
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limpid (ˈlɪmpɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
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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).
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Example sentences
So may heaven's grace clear away the foam from the conscience, that the river of thy thoughts may roll limpid thenceforth.
The centenarian has limpid eyes and a crown of white hair.
Tea candles cast cozy puddles of limpid light here and there.
The bees are droning among the forget-me-nots that grow along shore, and the swans arch their necks in the limpid stream.
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