† dilucidadj.
Obsolete.
1. literal. Clear to the sight; pure, bright. rare.
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the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adjective] > bright
shininga900
lighteOE
lightlyOE
sheenOE
torhtOE
shirea1000
steepa1000
shimmeringc1000
brightOE
strongOE
clear1297
fair?a1300
bright-shininga1387
merrya1393
skirea1400
lucident14..
shimc1400
staringc1400
luculentc1420
splendent1474
illuminousc1485
lucentc1500
bloominga1522
sheer1565
prelucent1568
faculent1575
splendant1578
lucid1591
neat1591
shine1596
translucent1596
well-lighted1606
nitid1615
lucible1623
dilucid1653
translucid1657
hard1660
1653 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis (rev. ed.) vii. 133 Eares..soft and delicate, aspersed with the dilucid colour of Roses.
2. Clear to the understanding; lucid, plain, manifest.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > [adjective]
sutelc897
openeOE
plaina1398
sada1400
familiar1509
facile1531
lightsome1532
well-determined1560
pervial1595
uncurious1601
articulate1603
distinct1609
unmisinterpretablea1631
dilucida1640
limpid1649
dilucidate1651
unmysterious1663
incurious1664
elucidatea1670
accessible1681
distinguished1700
dilucidated1759
unmistakable1822
black and white1838
clear-cut1843
square on1963
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [adjective]
plaina1398
cleara1400
luminousc1450
lightsome1532
perspiculous1565
perspicuous1570
luculent1597
dilucida1640
limpid1649
dilucidate1651
elucidatea1670
dilucidated1759
lucid1786
pellucid1831
chiselleda1862
transpicuous1877
a1640 T. Jackson Exact Coll. Wks. (1654) 3038 His Illustrations of them out of Scripture, are far more dilucide.
1640 G. Watts tr. F. Bacon Of Advancem. Learning viii. iii. 449 An ambiguous, or not so perspicuous and dilucide description of Lawes.
1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 224 A dilucide and th[o]rough knowledge.
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