LUCULENT

limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous

(adjective) (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; “writes in a limpid style”; “lucid directions”; “a luculent oration”- Robert Burton; “pellucid prose”; “a crystal clear explanation”; “a perspicuous argument”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

luculent (comparative more luculent, superlative most luculent)

(now rare) Shining, brilliant.

(obsolete) Of language, speeches etc: lucid, brilliantly clear.

Source: Wiktionary


Lu"cu*lent, a. Etym: [L. luculentus, from lux, lucis, light.]

1. Lucid; clear; transparent. Thomson.

2. Clear; evident; luminous. " Most luculent testimonies." Hooker.

3. Bright; shining in beauty. [Obs.] Most debonair and luculent lady. B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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