PELLUCID

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”

crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent

(adjective) transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; “the cold crystalline water of melted snow”; “crystal clear skies”; “could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool”; “lucid air”; “a pellucid brook”; “transparent crystal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

pellucid (comparative more pellucid, superlative most pellucid)

Allowing the passage of light; transparent.

Easily understood; clear.

Synonyms

• (allowing passage of light): clear, limpid, lucid, translucent

• (easily understood): clear, crystal clear, lucid, translucent

Source: Wiktionary


Pel*lu"cid, a. Etym: [L. pellucidus; per (see Per-) + lucidus clear, bright: cf. F. pellucide.]

Definition: Transparent; clear; limpid; translucent; not opaque. "Pellucid crystal." Dr. H. More. "Pellucid streams." Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INCORPORATE

(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”


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