limpidadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɪmpɪd/, U.S.

/ˈlɪmpᵻd/

Forms: Also 1600s limpidde.

Etymology: < French limpide, or Latin limpidus, probably related to early lumpa , classical Latin lympha clear liquid: see lymph n.

a. Chiefly of fluids: Free from turbidity or suspended matter; pellucid, clear.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > [adjective] > qualities of liquid > clear or translucent

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clear1483

limpid1609

1609 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. (ed. 2) Limpidde, cleere, pure.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. i. 54 Chrystall..is a minerall body..made of a lentous colament of earth, drawne from the most pure and limpid juyce thereof.

1682 J. Dryden Religio Laici 21 And still the nearer to the Spring we go More limpid, more unsoyl'd the Waters flow.

1785 W. Cowper Task i. 374 Winds from all quarters agitate the air, And fit the limpid element for use.

1834 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (1849) xiv. 127 The pure and limpid crystal of Iceland spar.

1860 W. Collins Woman in White i. viii. 34 The eyes are of that soft, limpid, turquoise blue, so often sung by the poets.

b. of immaterial things and figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > [adjective]

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openeOE

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sada1400

familiar1509

facile1531

lightsome1532

well-determined1560

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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]

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lightsome1532

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perspicuous1570

luculent1597

dilucida1640

limpid1649

dilucidate1651

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dilucidated1759

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pellucid1831

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transpicuous1877

1649 M. Nedham Case Common-wealth Eng. 16 It were vaine to raise more dust out of the Cobwebs of Antiquity in so limpid a case.

1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 287 Death, the only Means to free a limpid Soul..from that Dungeon of Flesh.

1847 Illustr. London News 10 July 27/1 She possesses a pure and limpid soprano of considerable compass.

1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xv. 151 Devoutly hoping that his limpid intellect might not be brought to bear on his difficulties until they were quite settled.

1878 W. E. Gladstone Homer 6 There is a singular transparency in the mind, as there is also in the limpid language, of Homer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	limpid
释义	limpidadj. Brit. /ˈlɪmpɪd/, U.S. /ˈlɪmpᵻd/ Forms: Also 1600s limpidde. Etymology: < French limpide, or Latin limpidus, probably related to early lumpa , classical Latin lympha clear liquid: see lymph n. a. Chiefly of fluids: Free from turbidity or suspended matter; pellucid, clear. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > [adjective] > qualities of liquid > clear or translucent finec1440 clear1483 limpid1609 1609 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. (ed. 2) Limpidde, cleere, pure. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. i. 54 Chrystall..is a minerall body..made of a lentous colament of earth, drawne from the most pure and limpid juyce thereof. View more context for this quotation 1682 J. Dryden Religio Laici 21 And still the nearer to the Spring we go More limpid, more unsoyl'd the Waters flow. 1785 W. Cowper Task i. 374 Winds from all quarters agitate the air, And fit the limpid element for use. 1834 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (1849) xiv. 127 The pure and limpid crystal of Iceland spar. 1860 W. Collins Woman in White i. viii. 34 The eyes are of that soft, limpid, turquoise blue, so often sung by the poets. b. of immaterial things and figurative. ΘΚΠ 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 1649 M. Nedham Case Common-wealth Eng. 16 It were vaine to raise more dust out of the Cobwebs of Antiquity in so limpid a case. 1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 287 Death, the only Means to free a limpid Soul..from that Dungeon of Flesh. 1847 Illustr. London News 10 July 27/1 She possesses a pure and limpid soprano of considerable compass. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xv. 151 Devoutly hoping that his limpid intellect might not be brought to bear on his difficulties until they were quite settled. 1878 W. E. Gladstone Homer 6 There is a singular transparency in the mind, as there is also in the limpid language, of Homer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1609
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