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lucidness

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lu⋅cid

  [loo-sid]
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–adjective
1. easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation.
2. characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane: a lucid moment in his madness.
3. shining or bright.
4. clear; pellucid; transparent.
Origin:
1575–85; < L lūcidus, equiv. to lūc-, s. of lūx light 1 + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
lu⋅cid⋅i⋅ty, lu⋅cid⋅ness, noun
lu⋅cid⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. plain, understandable, evident, obvious. 2. sound, reasonable. 3. radiant, luminous. 4. limpid.

Antonyms:
1, 4. obscure. 2. irrational. 3. dim.
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lu·cid   (lōō'sĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Easily understood; intelligible.

  2. Mentally sound; sane or rational.

  3. Translucent or transparent. See Synonyms at clear.


[Latin lūcidus, from lūcēre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
lu·cid'i·ty, lu'cid·ness n., lu'cid·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

lucid 
1591, "bright, shining," from L. lucidus "light, bright, clear," from lucere "to shine," from lux (gen. lucis) "light," from PIE base *leuk- "to shine, be bright" (see light (n.)). Sense of "easy to understand" first recorded 1786. Lucid interval "period of calm or temporary sanity" (1581) is from M.L. lucida intervalla (pl.), which was common in medieval Eng. legal documents (cf. non est compos mentis, sed gaudet lucidis intervallis).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lu·cid
Pronunciation: 'lü-s&d
Function: adjective
: having, showing, or characterized by an ability to think clearly andrationally —lu·cid·i·ty noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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