perspicuity

noun

clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.

the quality of being perspicuous.

Origin:
1470–80; < Latin perspicuitās. See perspicuous, -ity

Synonyms
1. clarity, plainness, intelligibility. 2. transparency. 3. Perspicuity, perspicacity are both derived from a Latin word meaning “to see through.” Perspicacity refers to the power of seeing clearly, to clearness of insight or judgment: a person of acute perspicacity; the perspicacity of his judgment. Perspicuity refers to something that can be seen through, i.e., to lucidity, clearness of style or exposition, freedom from obscurity: the perspicuity of her argument.

Antonyms
2. dimness, opacity.

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perspicuity (ˌpɜːspɪˈkjuːɪtɪ)

—n
1.	the quality of being perspicuous
2.	acute perception; perspicacity

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