lucidness
sɪd 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.
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noun
1.
the quality of being easily understood, completely intelligible, or comprehensible: She makes her argument with pointed logic and exemplary lucidity.
2.
the ability to see things clearly; rationality; sanity: In a rare moment of lucidity, the senator sided with his political enemies for the good of the country.
Sometimes, lu·cid·ness.
Related forms
non·lu·cid·i·ty, noun
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lucid (ˈluːsɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | readily understood; clear |
| 2. | shining or glowing |
| 3. | psychiatry of or relating to a period of normality between periods of insane or irresponsible behaviour |
| [C16: from Latin lūcidus full of light, from lūx light] | |
| lu'cidity | |
| —n | |
| 'lucidness | |
| —n | |
| 'lucidly | |
| —adv | |
| lucid (ˈluːsɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | readily understood; clear |
| 2. | shining or glowing |
| 3. | psychiatry of or relating to a period of normality between periods of insane or irresponsible behaviour |
| [C16: from Latin lūcidus full of light, from lūx light] | |
| lu'cidity | |
| —n | |
| 'lucidness | |
| —n | |
| 'lucidly | |
| —adv | |
| lucid (ˈluːsɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | readily understood; clear |
| 2. | shining or glowing |
| 3. | psychiatry of or relating to a period of normality between periods of insane or irresponsible behaviour |
| [C16: from Latin lūcidus full of light, from lūx light] | |
| lu'cidity | |
| —n | |
| 'lucidness | |
| —n | |
| 'lucidly | |
| —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).
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Medical Dictionary
lucidity lu·cid·i·ty (l&oomacr;-sĭd'ĭ-tē)
n.
Clarity, especially mental clarity.
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