lim·pid

[lim-pid]
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, -id4

lim·pid·i·ty, lim·pid·ness, noun
lim·pid·ly, adverb
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limpid (ˈlɪmpɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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