pellucid

adjective

pel·lu·cid pə-ˈlü-səd How to pronounce pellucid (audio)

: admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion

a pellucid stream

: reflecting light evenly from all surfaces

: easy to understand

pellucidly

pə-ˈlü-səd-lē How to pronounce pellucid (audio)

adverb

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Pellucid is formed from Latin per ("through") plus lucidus—a word meaning "lucid, clear" that ultimately derives from the verb lucēre, meaning "to shine." Lucēre has many shining relatives in English. Among them are translucent (essentially, "clear enough to allow light to pass through"), elucidate ("to make clear, explain"), lucent ("luminous" or "clear"), and of course lucid itself (which can mean "shining," "mentally sound," or "easily understood"). Another related word is Lucifer (a name for the devil that literally means "light-bearer"). Other relatives—such as lackluster ("lacking brightness"), illustrate (originally, "to make bright"), and lustrous ("shining" or "radiant")—trace from the related Latin verb lustrare ("to brighten"). Clearly, pellucid is just one of a family of brilliant terms.

Example Sentences

the pellucid waters that lap upon that island's beaches her poetry has a pellucid simplicity that betrays none of the sweat that went into writing it

Recent Examples on the Web Later, his industry and his pellucid style gave him other successes, as a writer of slice-of-life novels, an idiosyncratic left-wing polemicist, and a public explainer.

Stephanie Burt, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2022 The dish is traditionally served cold, but the CheLi chef Wang Lin Qun’s version is pleasantly warm, allowing the pellucid skin to caramelize into an ambrosial crunch.

The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2021 The outer movements mixed thoughtful vigor with pellucid lyricism.

BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2021 Giselle’s signature steps — rocking ballottés and teasing ballonnés and high-kicking grands jeté-passés — were pellucid; the traveling ronds de jambe could hardly have been faster or cleaner.

BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2019 To reach the restoration site where this crew is working, Silver traversed a realm of perfection: cool, pellucid pools and side channels of Elk Creek, a tributary of the Hoh.

Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times, 27 May 2018

pellucid

adjective

as in crystal

easily seen through the pellucid waters that lap upon that island's beaches

Synonyms & Similar Words

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crystal
transparent
liquid
crystalline
limpid
clear
lucent
lucid
translucent
sheer
crystal clear
diaphanous
colorless
see-through
uncolored
semitransparent
glassy
vitreous
semitranslucent
transparentized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

opaque
cloudy
colored
dark
glazed
tinted
dense
turbid
hazy
foggy
smoky
misty
nebulous
muddy
murky
filmy
smokey

as in clear

not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation her poetry has a pellucid simplicity that betrays none of the sweat that went into writing it

Synonyms & Similar Words

clear
unmistakable
apparent
evident
obvious
straightforward
lucid
distinct
luminous
transparent
plain
broad
perspicuous
unambiguous
patent
unequivocal
visible
manifest
ringing
simple
crystal clear
bald
intelligible
barefaced
palpable
unambivalent
comprehensible
decided
bright-line
clear-cut
nonambiguous
open-and-shut
explicit
bald-faced
understandable
tangible
graspable
luculent
digestible
noticeable
knowable
uncomplicated
comprehendible
cognizable
tidy
observable
overt
trenchant
recognizable
perceptible
appreciable
discernible
readable
cognoscible
sensible
undisguised
fathomable
legible
self-evident
self-explanatory
decipherable
clean-cut
clean
well-defined
discernable
black-and-white
fair

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

clouded
cryptic
ambiguous
dark
obscure
unintelligible
enigmatic
indistinct
equivocal
mysterious
indecipherable
incomprehensible
unclear
unknowable
impalpable
enigmatical
unfathomable
imperceptible
gray
cloudy
grey
hazy
vague
indeterminate
misty
unclarified
nebulous
nonobvious
murky
obfuscated
slippery
indefinite
subtle
noncommittal
inappreciable
unapparent
gauzy
sketchy
unreadable
insensible
illegible
indiscernible
imprecise
undecipherable

单词	pellucid
释义	pellucid adjective pel·lu·cid pə-ˈlü-səd 1 : admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion a pellucid stream 2 : reflecting light evenly from all surfaces 3 : easy to understand pellucidly pə-ˈlü-səd-lē adverb Did you know? Pellucid is formed from Latin per ("through") plus lucidus—a word meaning "lucid, clear" that ultimately derives from the verb lucēre, meaning "to shine." Lucēre has many shining relatives in English. Among them are translucent (essentially, "clear enough to allow light to pass through"), elucidate ("to make clear, explain"), lucent ("luminous" or "clear"), and of course lucid itself (which can mean "shining," "mentally sound," or "easily understood"). Another related word is Lucifer (a name for the devil that literally means "light-bearer"). Other relatives—such as lackluster ("lacking brightness"), illustrate (originally, "to make bright"), and lustrous ("shining" or "radiant")—trace from the related Latin verb lustrare ("to brighten"). Clearly, pellucid is just one of a family of brilliant terms. Synonyms clear crystal crystal clear crystalline limpid liquid lucent see-through transparent See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the pellucid waters that lap upon that island's beaches her poetry has a pellucid simplicity that betrays none of the sweat that went into writing it Recent Examples on the Web Later, his industry and his pellucid style gave him other successes, as a writer of slice-of-life novels, an idiosyncratic left-wing polemicist, and a public explainer. Stephanie Burt, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2022 The dish is traditionally served cold, but the CheLi chef Wang Lin Qun’s version is pleasantly warm, allowing the pellucid skin to caramelize into an ambrosial crunch. The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2021 The outer movements mixed thoughtful vigor with pellucid lyricism. BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2021 Giselle’s signature steps — rocking ballottés and teasing ballonnés and high-kicking grands jeté-passés — were pellucid; the traveling ronds de jambe could hardly have been faster or cleaner. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2019 To reach the restoration site where this crew is working, Silver traversed a realm of perfection: cool, pellucid pools and side channels of Elk Creek, a tributary of the Hoh. Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times, 27 May 2018 Word History Etymology Latin pellucidus, from per through + lucidus lucid — more at for First Known Use 1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1 pellucid adjective 1 as in crystal easily seen through the pellucid waters that lap upon that island's beaches Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance crystal transparent liquid crystalline limpid clear lucent lucid translucent sheer crystal clear diaphanous colorless see-through uncolored semitransparent glassy vitreous semitranslucent transparentized Antonyms & Near Antonyms opaque cloudy colored dark glazed tinted dense turbid hazy foggy smoky misty nebulous muddy murky filmy smokey See More 2 as in clear not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation her poetry has a pellucid simplicity that betrays none of the sweat that went into writing it Synonyms & Similar Words clear unmistakable apparent evident obvious straightforward lucid distinct luminous transparent plain broad perspicuous unambiguous patent unequivocal visible manifest ringing simple crystal clear bald intelligible barefaced palpable unambivalent comprehensible decided bright-line clear-cut nonambiguous open-and-shut explicit bald-faced understandable tangible graspable luculent digestible noticeable knowable uncomplicated comprehendible cognizable tidy observable overt trenchant recognizable perceptible appreciable discernible readable cognoscible sensible undisguised fathomable legible self-evident self-explanatory decipherable clean-cut clean well-defined discernable black-and-white fair Antonyms & Near Antonyms clouded cryptic ambiguous dark obscure unintelligible enigmatic indistinct equivocal mysterious indecipherable incomprehensible unclear unknowable impalpable enigmatical unfathomable imperceptible gray cloudy grey hazy vague indeterminate misty unclarified nebulous nonobvious murky obfuscated slippery indefinite subtle noncommittal inappreciable unapparent gauzy sketchy unreadable insensible illegible indiscernible imprecise undecipherable See More
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pellucid

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