Definition of pellucid in English:

pellucid

adjective pɪˈl(j)uːsɪdpɛˈl(j)uːsɪdpəˈlusəd

literary

1Translucently clear.
mountains reflected in the pellucid waters
Example sentencesExamples
- I hopped on out to the patio to stand in quite pleasantly warm sunshine and peered up at the pellucid blue sky.
- This morning the rain swept away, the clouds rolled back, and we were blessed with pellucid blue skies and sunshine from dawn till dusk.
- A completely irrational white translucent roof undulates over the space like a gentle cloud, or the sky seen from under water on a pellucid day.
- You see it now in those horrid traffic jams; in tar slicks that come and go when you swim in pellucid waters; and in the awful fires that destroyed many trees on the Cote during last summer's heat wave.
- Diving the pellucid waters of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of central Belize, down past jewel-like transparent plankton, I see the ridge of the Belize Barrier Reef materializing out of the turquoise depths.
Synonyms
translucent, transparent, clear, crystal clear, crystalline, bright, glassy, limpid, unclouded
1. 1.1 Easily understood; lucid.
  he writes, as always, in pellucid prose
  Example sentencesExamples
  In each of these enterprises, she brought to bear her characteristic rigor and discernment, as well as the pellucid prose style for which she was justly celebrated.
  The renowned, the brilliant, the incredibly funny man, published delightful books written in the most pellucid prose.
  I particularly enjoyed the author's pellucid writing style, organization of materials and experience based insights into the world of testing.
  Read them years later in wonder at their erudition and pellucid prose.
  As we have come to expect and learned to treasure, he is not content merely with his sinewy, epigrammatic, pellucid prose, and does not rest only upon his gift of narrative, his unparalleled expository powers, and his eye for the telling detail.
  Synonyms
  easily understood, easily grasped, comprehensible, understandable, intelligible, articulate, coherent, lucid, clear, crystal clear, crystalline
  graspable, fathomable, digestible, straightforward, direct, simple, plain, well constructed, graphic, explicit, unambiguous, user-friendly
2. 1.2 (of music or other sound) clear and pure in tone.
  his pellucid singing tone
  Example sentencesExamples
  The orchestra played with precision and color and pellucid tone.
  Few can match that pellucid quality of tone.
  There is no cast-iron guarantee that his sound will be one degree more pellucid than anyone else's for the past murky half century, or that the site will be less of a concrete jungle.
  Synonyms
  clear, vibrant

Derivatives

pellucidity

noun pɛl(j)uːˈsɪdɪtipɪl(j)uːˈsɪdɪti

literary

When somebody else does it, it's pedantry, when you do it it's pellucidity.
Example sentencesExamples
- Her views of the teddy bear duo have a sweet, simple pellucidity, instantly communicating all that the reader needs to know about the wonders of loving and being loved.
- People like to move in for the LCD TVs without even minding the terms difference because of the picture pellucidity and the quality which is not available on the conventional TVs.

pellucidly

adverb

literary

We would not pretend that these provisions are pellucidly clear in their meaning.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is pellucidly obvious that technologies - like the invention of the internal combustion engine or the written word - are disruptive.
- We here at the Public Interest would just like to make it pellucidly clear to anyone who was ever in any doubt - we categorically disapprove of the boiling of people alive in oil.
- The President in his pellucidly written and cogently argued letter on ‘quality and access’ observed that the question raised by our need-blind admissions policy is both an ‘ethical and a practical one.’
- But given the broader stakes for the power of Congress to regulate commerce, he added, ‘our duty to uphold the application of the federal statute was pellucidly clear.’

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin pellucidus, from perlucere 'shine through'.

Rhymes

deuced, lucid, Seleucid

Definition of pellucid in US English:

pellucid

adjectivepəˈlo͞osədpəˈlusəd

literary

1Translucently clear.
mountains reflected in the pellucid waters
Example sentencesExamples
- I hopped on out to the patio to stand in quite pleasantly warm sunshine and peered up at the pellucid blue sky.
- A completely irrational white translucent roof undulates over the space like a gentle cloud, or the sky seen from under water on a pellucid day.
- Diving the pellucid waters of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of central Belize, down past jewel-like transparent plankton, I see the ridge of the Belize Barrier Reef materializing out of the turquoise depths.
- You see it now in those horrid traffic jams; in tar slicks that come and go when you swim in pellucid waters; and in the awful fires that destroyed many trees on the Cote during last summer's heat wave.
- This morning the rain swept away, the clouds rolled back, and we were blessed with pellucid blue skies and sunshine from dawn till dusk.
Synonyms
translucent, transparent, clear, crystal clear, crystalline, bright, glassy, limpid, unclouded
1. 1.1 Lucid in style or meaning; easily understood.
  he writes, as always, in pellucid prose
  Example sentencesExamples
  The renowned, the brilliant, the incredibly funny man, published delightful books written in the most pellucid prose.
  I particularly enjoyed the author's pellucid writing style, organization of materials and experience based insights into the world of testing.
  As we have come to expect and learned to treasure, he is not content merely with his sinewy, epigrammatic, pellucid prose, and does not rest only upon his gift of narrative, his unparalleled expository powers, and his eye for the telling detail.
  In each of these enterprises, she brought to bear her characteristic rigor and discernment, as well as the pellucid prose style for which she was justly celebrated.
  Read them years later in wonder at their erudition and pellucid prose.
  Synonyms
  easily understood, easily grasped, comprehensible, understandable, intelligible, articulate, coherent, lucid, clear, crystal clear, crystalline
2. 1.2 (of music or other sound) clear and pure in tone.
  a smooth legato and pellucid singing tone are his calling cards
  Example sentencesExamples
  The orchestra played with precision and color and pellucid tone.
  Few can match that pellucid quality of tone.
  There is no cast-iron guarantee that his sound will be one degree more pellucid than anyone else's for the past murky half century, or that the site will be less of a concrete jungle.
  Synonyms
  clear, vibrant

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin pellucidus, from perlucere ‘shine through’.

单词	pellucid
释义	Definition of pellucid in English: pellucid adjective pɪˈl(j)uːsɪdpɛˈl(j)uːsɪdpəˈlusəd literary 1Translucently clear. mountains reflected in the pellucid waters Example sentencesExamples I hopped on out to the patio to stand in quite pleasantly warm sunshine and peered up at the pellucid blue sky. This morning the rain swept away, the clouds rolled back, and we were blessed with pellucid blue skies and sunshine from dawn till dusk. A completely irrational white translucent roof undulates over the space like a gentle cloud, or the sky seen from under water on a pellucid day. You see it now in those horrid traffic jams; in tar slicks that come and go when you swim in pellucid waters; and in the awful fires that destroyed many trees on the Cote during last summer's heat wave. Diving the pellucid waters of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of central Belize, down past jewel-like transparent plankton, I see the ridge of the Belize Barrier Reef materializing out of the turquoise depths. Synonyms translucent, transparent, clear, crystal clear, crystalline, bright, glassy, limpid, unclouded 1.1 Easily understood; lucid. he writes, as always, in pellucid prose Example sentencesExamples In each of these enterprises, she brought to bear her characteristic rigor and discernment, as well as the pellucid prose style for which she was justly celebrated. The renowned, the brilliant, the incredibly funny man, published delightful books written in the most pellucid prose. I particularly enjoyed the author's pellucid writing style, organization of materials and experience based insights into the world of testing. Read them years later in wonder at their erudition and pellucid prose. As we have come to expect and learned to treasure, he is not content merely with his sinewy, epigrammatic, pellucid prose, and does not rest only upon his gift of narrative, his unparalleled expository powers, and his eye for the telling detail. Synonyms easily understood, easily grasped, comprehensible, understandable, intelligible, articulate, coherent, lucid, clear, crystal clear, crystalline graspable, fathomable, digestible, straightforward, direct, simple, plain, well constructed, graphic, explicit, unambiguous, user-friendly 1.2 (of music or other sound) clear and pure in tone. his pellucid singing tone Example sentencesExamples The orchestra played with precision and color and pellucid tone. Few can match that pellucid quality of tone. There is no cast-iron guarantee that his sound will be one degree more pellucid than anyone else's for the past murky half century, or that the site will be less of a concrete jungle. Synonyms clear, vibrant Derivatives pellucidity noun pɛl(j)uːˈsɪdɪtipɪl(j)uːˈsɪdɪti literary When somebody else does it, it's pedantry, when you do it it's pellucidity. Example sentencesExamples Her views of the teddy bear duo have a sweet, simple pellucidity, instantly communicating all that the reader needs to know about the wonders of loving and being loved. People like to move in for the LCD TVs without even minding the terms difference because of the picture pellucidity and the quality which is not available on the conventional TVs. pellucidly adverb literary We would not pretend that these provisions are pellucidly clear in their meaning. Example sentencesExamples It is pellucidly obvious that technologies - like the invention of the internal combustion engine or the written word - are disruptive. We here at the Public Interest would just like to make it pellucidly clear to anyone who was ever in any doubt - we categorically disapprove of the boiling of people alive in oil. The President in his pellucidly written and cogently argued letter on ‘quality and access’ observed that the question raised by our need-blind admissions policy is both an ‘ethical and a practical one.’ But given the broader stakes for the power of Congress to regulate commerce, he added, ‘our duty to uphold the application of the federal statute was pellucidly clear.’ Origin Early 17th century: from Latin pellucidus, from perlucere 'shine through'. Rhymes deuced, lucid, Seleucid Definition of pellucid in US English: pellucid adjectivepəˈlo͞osədpəˈlusəd literary 1Translucently clear. mountains reflected in the pellucid waters Example sentencesExamples I hopped on out to the patio to stand in quite pleasantly warm sunshine and peered up at the pellucid blue sky. A completely irrational white translucent roof undulates over the space like a gentle cloud, or the sky seen from under water on a pellucid day. Diving the pellucid waters of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of central Belize, down past jewel-like transparent plankton, I see the ridge of the Belize Barrier Reef materializing out of the turquoise depths. You see it now in those horrid traffic jams; in tar slicks that come and go when you swim in pellucid waters; and in the awful fires that destroyed many trees on the Cote during last summer's heat wave. This morning the rain swept away, the clouds rolled back, and we were blessed with pellucid blue skies and sunshine from dawn till dusk. Synonyms translucent, transparent, clear, crystal clear, crystalline, bright, glassy, limpid, unclouded 1.1 Lucid in style or meaning; easily understood. he writes, as always, in pellucid prose Example sentencesExamples The renowned, the brilliant, the incredibly funny man, published delightful books written in the most pellucid prose. I particularly enjoyed the author's pellucid writing style, organization of materials and experience based insights into the world of testing. As we have come to expect and learned to treasure, he is not content merely with his sinewy, epigrammatic, pellucid prose, and does not rest only upon his gift of narrative, his unparalleled expository powers, and his eye for the telling detail. In each of these enterprises, she brought to bear her characteristic rigor and discernment, as well as the pellucid prose style for which she was justly celebrated. Read them years later in wonder at their erudition and pellucid prose. Synonyms easily understood, easily grasped, comprehensible, understandable, intelligible, articulate, coherent, lucid, clear, crystal clear, crystalline 1.2 (of music or other sound) clear and pure in tone. a smooth legato and pellucid singing tone are his calling cards Example sentencesExamples The orchestra played with precision and color and pellucid tone. Few can match that pellucid quality of tone. There is no cast-iron guarantee that his sound will be one degree more pellucid than anyone else's for the past murky half century, or that the site will be less of a concrete jungle. Synonyms clear, vibrant Origin Early 17th century: from Latin pellucidus, from perlucere ‘shine through’.
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