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adjectiveeasily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation. characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane: a lucid moment in his madness. shining or bright. clear; pellucid; transparent. Origin of lucid1575–85; <Latin lūcidus, equivalent to lūc-, stem of lūxlight1 + -idus-id4 SYNONYMS FOR lucid1 plain, understandable, evident, obvious. 2 sound, reasonable. 3 radiant, luminous. 4 limpid. SEE SYNONYMS FOR lucid ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR lucid1, 4 obscure. 2 irrational. 3 dim. SEE ANTONYMS FOR lucid ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM lucidlu·cid·i·ty, lu·cid·ness, nounlu·cid·ly, adverbnon·lu·cid, adjectivenon·lu·cid·ly, adverb non·lu·cid·ness, nounun·lu·cid, adjectiveun·lu·cid·ly, adverbun·lu·cid·ness, noun Words nearby lucidlucha libre, Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor, Lucian, Lucianne, lucid, lucida, lucidity, Lucifer, luciferin, lucifer match Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lucidJoseph Heller called it the “most stirring and lucid account of World War II that I have ever read.” Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day|James Jones|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Compact and precise—just 172 pages of text and 23 pages of notes—the book is a model of lucid historical writing. The Best Books on President Lincoln|Allen Barra|February 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST This “lucid interval” is found in nearly half of all cases of epidural hematoma (Bullock, Neurosurgery, 2006). Brain Bleed: Why Michael Schumacher’s Helmet Wasn’t Enough|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST I would look at the rest of his work to see if he was interested in lucid dreaming. To Dream a Dream: Georges Perec’s Night Visions|Lauren Elkin|December 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
My old boss has produced a highly readable, engaging, lucid book on practical economics. Our Favorite Books of 2012: Tina Brown, Andrew Sullivan, and Others’ Picks|The Daily Beast|December 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST "After that lucid explanation, you had better go and get some warm water for your face," said Mr. Channing. The Channings|Mrs. Henry Wood With some interest I watched his blood stain the lucid green waters, but it was soon over. The Boss of Little Arcady|Harry Leon Wilson The rapid and lucid working of the mind to the instant of extinction, is the marvel that still astonishes me. Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton This was intended to be familiar and popular, and therefore, presumably, lucid. All Things Considered|G. K. Chesterton Their style, we are told, was unpolished and arid in the extreme, while the argument was lucid and impartial. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various
British Dictionary definitions for lucid
adjectivereadily understood; clear shining or glowing psychiatry of or relating to a period of normality between periods of insane or irresponsible behaviour Derived forms of lucidlucidity or lucidness, nounlucidly, adverbWord Origin for lucidC16: from Latin lūcidus full of light, from lūx light Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lucidunambiguous, luminous, sober, sane, rational, clear, clear-cut, comprehensible, distinct, explicit, intelligible, knowable, limpid, pellucid, plain, translucent, transparent, understandable, crystal clear, fathomable |