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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.
Related forms
lu·cid·i·ty, lu·cid·ness, noun
lu·cid·ly, adverb
non·lu·cid, adjective
non·lu·cid·ly, adverb
non·lu·cid·ness, noun
EXPANDSynonyms
1. plain, understandable, evident, obvious. 2. sound, reasonable. 3. radiant, luminous. 4. limpid.
1. plain, understandable, evident, obvious. 2. sound, reasonable. 3. radiant, luminous. 4. limpid.
Antonyms
1, 4. obscure. 2. irrational. 3. dim.
1, 4. obscure. 2. irrational. 3. dim.
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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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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
EXPANDsanity" (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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lucidity lu·cid·i·ty (l&oomacr;-sĭd'ĭ-tē)
n.
Clarity, especially mental clarity.
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