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

单词	pellucidly
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 pellucidly adverb as in lambently Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance lambently fulgently flaringly bright flickeringly luminously incandescently radiantly opalescently lustrously dazzlingly glowingly splendidly brilliantly glitteringly blindingly glaringly brightly burningly flamingly blazingly Antonyms & Near Antonyms dimly dully darkly gloomily obscurely somberly duskily cloudily murkily shadowily shadily See More
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pellucid

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